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THA    IIALGAN    GODSPEL 

ON  ENGLISC. 


THE   ANGLO-SAXON   VERSION 


OF 


THE  HOLY  GOSPELS. 


EDITED   BY 


BENJAMIN  THORPE,  F.S.A., 

FROM   THE    ORIGINAL   MANUSCRIPTS. 


REPRINTED  BY  LOUIS  F.  KL1P&TEIN,  AA.  LL.  M.  AND  PH.D., 

OF   THE    UNIVERSITY    OF    GIESSEN,  AUTHOR  OF    ':  A    GRAMMAR    OF    THE    ANGLO-SAXON    LAN- 
GUAGE;"   "  ANALECTA    ANGLO-SAXONICA,"    ETC. 


SECOND   EDITION 


NEW   YORK: 
GEORGE  P\  PUTNAM,   155  BROADWAY, 

AND    142   STRAND,    LONDQN. 
1848. 


S  .    W  .     II  E  N  E  DICT, 

•     St.,  N    Y 


PREFACE. 


10  Dr.  Matthew  Parker,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury, 
the  preserver  of  our  Saxon  manuscripts  and  restorer  of 
Saxon  learning,  we  owe  the  first  edition  of  the  Anglo-Saxon 
version  of  the  four  Gospels.*  The  second  edition  is  that 
of  Dr.  Marshall,|  Rector  of  Lincoln  College,  Oxford, 
accompanying  the  Gothic  version,  as  given  by-  Francis 
Junius  With  respect  to  the  text  of  these  editions,  that  of 
Parker's  may  be  regarded  as  a  faithful  impression  of  a  late 
manuscript,J  showing  the  tongue  in  its  decline,  and  when 
rapidly  verging  towards  that  state  of  barbarism  into  which 
it  sank  about  the  beginning  of  the  twelfth  century.  Mar- 
shall's edition  exhibits  an  earlier,  though,  perhaps,  not  a 
purer  text,  which  the  singularly  unfortunate  idea  of  its 
editor,  of  supplying  the  omissions  of  the  Saxon  version, 
sometimes  (and  not  always  grammatically)  by  his  own 
words,  and  at  others,  from  the  old  Northumbrian  glosses,§ 
has,  moreover,  greatly  contributed  to  vitiate. 

*  In  small  quarto,  printed  at  London  in  1571,  with  a  dedication 
to  Queen  Elizabeth,  by  Foxe,  the  martyrologist. 

t  In  quarto,  printed  at  Dordrecht  in  1005.  Some  copies  bear  on 
the  title-page  ':  Amstelaedami,  AQ  1084." 

%  Apparently  Bodl.  No.  441. 

§  MS.  Cott.  Nero  D.  4.  and  Gl.  Rushw.  MS.  Bodl. 


vi  PREFACE. 

These  works  having  become  extremely  scarce,  it  was 
thought  that  a  new  edition  of  the  earliest  English 
version  of  the  Gospels,  free  from  the  objections  above 
mentioned,  and  in  form  more  convenient  than  the  preced- 
ing ones,  even  though  without  pretension  to  the  character 
of  critical,  would  not  be  unacceptable  at  a  time,  when  our 
old  language  and  literature  were  gradually  emerging  from 
the  state  of  neglect  in  which  they  long  had  lain,  in  the 
birthland  of  Beda,  of  Alcuine,  of  Aelfred,  and  of  Aelfric. 

The  basis  of  the  present  text  is  the  Cod.  Bibl.  Pub.  Cant. 
Ii.  2.  11,  collated  with  Cod.  C.C.C.C.  S.  4. 140.  In  doubt- 
ful cases  Cod.  Bodl.  441.  and  Cod.  Cott.  Otho,  C.  1.  have 
also  been  consulted. 

The  monkish  character  has  been  rejected.  The  accent, 
or  rather  mark  indicating  a  long  syllable,  will  be  found,  as 
in  the  manuscripts,  rather  capriciously  applied.  In  the 
division  of  syllables  I  have  deemed  it  more  advisable  to 
separate  the  servile  portion  of  a  word  from  its  root,  than 
to  follow  the  rules  of  modern  English  or  German  ortho- 
graphy. The  punctuation,  as  far  as  the  different  genius  of 
the  two  languages,  or  occasional  variations  of  translation 
admit,  is  conformable  to  that  of  the  authorized  English 
version. 

B.  T. 


PREFACE 

TO  THE  AMERICAN  EDITION. 


In  issuing  the  Anglo-Saxon  or  "  Earliest  English" 
Version  of  the  Gospels  from  the  American  Press,  the 
Editor  has  not  deviated  in  the  least  particular  from  the  text 
as  set  forth  in  the  following  Preface,  with  the  exception  of 
one  further  change  in  the  characters  employed — the  substi- 
tution of  th  for  3),  and  of  th  for  J),  as  in  his  "  Grammar  of 
the  Anglo-Saxon  Language,"  and  in  his  "  Analecta  Anglo- 
Saxonica."  By  this  change  the  typography  is,  rendered 
more  uniform,  and  the  general  appearance  of  the  text  im- 
proved. 

This  reprint  is  now  laid  before  the  public  with  the  hope 
that  it  may  conduce  to  the  study  of  the  language  of  our  fore- 
fathers, as  well  as  to  a  still  higher  purpose. 

St.  James'  Santee,  S.  C,  April  1,  184b\ 


THAET   GODSPbSL 

AEFTER  MATHEUS    GERECEDNYSSE. 


I.   Her  is  on  cneorisse  boe  Haclendes  Cristes,  Dauides 
suna,    Abrahames    suna.       Sothlice    Abraham    gestrynde « 
Isaac ;    Isaac  gestrynde  Iacob  ;    Iacob    gestrynde    Iudam 
and    his  gebrothra ;  Iudas  gestrynde  Phares    and   Zaram  3 
of  tham  wife  the  waes  genemned  Thamar  ;  Phares  ge- 
strynde Esrom  ;  Esrom  gestrynde  Aram ;  Aram  gestrynde  4 
Aminadab ;    Aminadab   gestrynde    Naason ;    Naason  ge- 
strynde  Salmon ;  Salmon  gestrynde   Booz   of  tham  wife  5 
Raab  ;  Booz  gestrynde  Obeth  of  tham  wife  Ruth  ;  Obeth 
gestrynde   Iesse ;    Iesse    gestrynde  thone  cyning   Dauid ;  6 
Dauid  cyning  gestrynde  Salomon  of  tham  wife  the  waes 
Urias    wi'f ;    Salomon    gestrynde  Roboam ;    Roboas    ge-_7 
strynde   Abiam ;    Abi'a    gestrynde    Asa;   Asah    gestrynde  8 
Iosaphath  ;  Iosaphath  gestrynde  Ioram ;   Ioras  gestrynde 
Ozi'am ;    Ozi'as    gestrynde  Ioatham ;    Ioatham    gestrynde  9 
Achaz  ;  Achas  gestrynde  Ezechiam ;  Ezechias  gestrynde  10 
Mannasen  ;     Mannases     gestrynde     Anion  ;     Anion     ge- 
strynde lositun  ;   losias   gestrynde  Iechoniam  and  his  ge-  n 
brothru,  on  Babilonis  geleorednesse  :    and  aefter  Babilo-  12 
nis  geleorednesse,   Iechonias  gestrynde    Salathiel ;    Sala- 
thiel  gestrynde  Zorobabel ;  Zorobabel  gestrynde  Abiud ;  13 
3  2 


MATHEUS   II. 

Abiud   gestrynde  Eliachim  ;    Eliachim   geslrynde  Azor; 

14  Azor  gestrynde  Sadoc;  Sadoc  gestrynde  Achim ;   Achim 

u  gestrynde    Eliud;     Eliud   geslrynde    Eleazar  ;    Eleazar 

i6  gestrynde     Mathan  ;    .Mathan    gestrynde    Iacob  ;    Iacob 

gestrynde  Joseph,  Marian  wer,  of  thaere  waes  acenned  se 

17  Haelend,  the  is  genemned  Crist.     Eornostlice  ealle  cneo- 

ressa  fram  Abrahame   oth  Dauid  synd  feowertyne   cneo- 

ressa ;  and  fram  Danide  oth  Babilonis  geleorednesse,  feo- 

v, city ne  cneoressa  ;   and  fram  Babilonis  geleorednesse  oth 

Crist,  feowertyne  cneoressa. 

THVS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  OX  MYDE-WYNTRES  MAESSE-AEFEN. 

is  Sothlice  thus  waes  Cristes  cneores  :  Tha  thaes  Haelendes 
moder  Maria  waes  Iosepe  beweddod,  aer  hi  to-somne 
beeomon,  heo  waes   geme't  on  innothe  haebbende  of  tham 

19  Halgan  Gaste.  Sothlice  Iosep  hyre  wer,  tha  he  waes  riht- 
wis,  and  nolde  hig  gewidmaersian,  he  wolde  hig  digelice 

20  forlaetan.  Him  tha  sothlice  thas  thing  thencendum,Drihtnes 
engel  on  swefnum  aetywde,  and  him  to  ewaeth  :  Iosep, 
Dauides  sunu,  nelle  thu  ondraedan  Marian  thine  gemaec- 
can  to  onfonne  :  timet  on  hyre  acenned  ys,  hyt  ys  of  tham 

21  Halgan  Gaste  :  witodlice  heo  centh  sunu,  and  thu  nemst 
hys  naman  Haelend  :  he  sothlice  hys  folc  hal  gedeth  fram 

2-2  hyra  synnum.     Sothlice  eal  this  waes  geworden,  thaet  ge- 

fylled  waere  thaet  fram  Drihtne  gecwedenwaes  thurhthone 
23  witegan  :  Sothlice  seo  faemne  haefth  on  innothe,  and  heo 

centh  sunu,  and  hi  nemnath  his  naman  Emanuhel,  thaet  ys 
2ig<'reht  on  ure  getheode,  God  mid  us.     Tha  aras  Iosep  of 

swefne,  and  dyde  swa  Drihtnes  engel  him  behead,  and 
tshe    onfeng    liis    gemaeccan  :    and    he  ne  grette    hi    [oth 

thaet]  heo  cende  hyre  frum-cennedan  sunu ;  and  nemde 

hys  naman  Haelend. 

THYS  SCEAE  ON  TWELFTAN  DAEG. 

II.  Eornostlice  tha  se  Haelend  acenned  waes  on  Iudei- 
scre  Bethleem,  on  thaes  cyninges  dagum  Herodes,  tha 


MATHEUS    II. 

comon  tha  tungol-witegan  fram  east-daele  io  Ilierusalem, 
and  cwaedon  :    Hwaer  ys  so    Iudea  cyning  the  acenned  - 
ys  ?  sothlice  we  gesawon  hys  steorran  on  east-daele,  and 
we  comon  us  him  to  geeathmedenne.     Tha  Herodes  thaet  3 
gehyrde,  tha  wearth  he  gedrefed,  and  eal  Hierosolim-waru 

mid  him.   And  tha  sresraderode  Herodes  ealle  ealdras  thaera  4 

•  •00 

sacerda,  and  times  folces  writeras,  and  acsode  hwaer  Crist 
acenned  waere.  Thasaedonhighim,  On  Iudeiscre  Bethleem :  5 
witodlice  thus  is  awriten  thurh  thone  witegan,  And  thu  6 
Bethleem,  Iudea-land,  witodlice  ne  eart  thulaest  on  Iudea 
ealdrum :  of  the  forth-gaeth  se  here-toga,  se  the  recth  min 
folc  Israhel.     Herodes  tha  clypode  on  sunder-spraece  tha  7 
tungel-witegan,  and  befran  big  gcorne,  hwaenne  se  steorra 
hym  aeteowde.     And  he  asende  hig  to  Bethleem,  and  thus  8 
cwaeth:  Farath,and  acsiath  geornlice  be  tham  cilde  ;  and 
thonne  ge  hyt  gemetath,  cythath  eft  me,  thaet  ic  cume,  and 
me  to  him  gebidde.     Tha  hi  thaet  gebod  gehyrdon,  tha  fer-  9 
don  hig  ;  and  sothlice  se  steorra,  the  hi  on  east-daele  gesa- 
won, him  beforan  ferde,  oth  he  stod  ofer  thaer  thaet  cild  waes. 
Sothlice  tha  tha  tungel-witegan  thone  steorran  gesawon,  hig  10 
faegenodon  swythe  myclum  gefean ;  and  gangende   in  to  11 
tham  huse,  hi  gemetton  thaet  cild  mid  Marian  hys  meder, 
and  hig  athenedon  hig,  and  hi  to  him  gcbacdon  ;  and  hi  un- 
tyndon  hyra  gold-hordas,  and  him  lac  brohton  ;  thaet  waes 
gold,  and  recels,  and  myrre.     And  hig  afengon  andsware  12 
on  swefnum,  thaet  hi  eft  to  Herode  ne  hwyrfdon,  ac  hi  on 
otherne  weg  on  hyra  rice  ferdon. 

THYS  GODSPEL   SCEAL   ON   CILDA  MAESSE   DAEG. 

Tha  hig  tha  ferdon,  tha  aety  wde  Drihtnes  engel  Iosepe  on  13 
swefnum,  and  thus  cwaeth :  Aris,  and  nim  thaet  cild  and  his 
moder,  and  fleohon  Aegypta-land,  and  beo  thaer  oth  thaet 
ic  the  secge:  toweard  ys  thaet  Herodes  secth  thaet  cild  to  for- 
spillenne.     He  aras  tha,  and  nam  thaet  cild  and  his  moder  14 
on  niht,  and  ferde  on  Aegyptum  ;  and  waes  thaer  oth  He-  15 


MATHEUS    III. 

rodes  forth-fiith ;  thaet waere  gefyll< ;d  thaet  the  fram  Drihlne 

gecweden  waes  thurh  tftone  witegan,  Of  Aegyptum  ic 

■6  minne  sunu  geclypode.    Tha  waes  Herodes  swythe  gebolg- 

en,fortl^amthehebepaehtwaesframtliamtungel-witegum; 

and  he  asende  tha,  and  ofsloh  ealle  tha  cild  the  on  Bcthleem 

waeron,and  on  eallum  hyre  gemaerum,  fram  twy-wintrum 

cilde  and  binnan  tham  ;  aefter  thaere  tide  the  he  geacsode 

17  fram  tham  tungel-witegum.     Tha  wars  gefylled  thaet  ge- 

la  cweden  waes  thurh  Hieremiam  thone  witegan,  Stefn  waes 

on  hehnysse  gehyred,  wop,  and  mycel  thoterung,  Rachel 

weop  hyre  bearn,  and  heo  nolde  beon  gefrefrod,  fortham 

the  hi  naeron. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  TWELFTAX  AEFEN. 

19  Sothlice  tha  Herodes  waes  forth-faren,  wTitodlice  on  swefne 

20  Drihtnes  engel  aetywde  Iosepe  on  Aegyptum;  and  thus 
cwaeth :  Aris  and  nim  thaet  cild  and  his  moder,  and  far  on 
Israhela-land  :  mi  synd  forth-farene  the  thaes  cildes  sawle 

2i  sohton.  He  aras  tha,  and  onfeng  thaet  cild  and  his  moder, 
22  and  com  on  Israhela-land.  Tha  he  gehyrde  thaet  Arche- 
laus  rixode  on  Iudea-theode,  for  thaene  Herodem,  he  on- 
dred  thyder  to  faranne  :  and  on  swefnum  gemyngod,  he 
S3  fercle  on  Galileisce  daelas  :  and  he  com  tha,  and  eardode 
on  thaere  ceastre  the  ys  gcnemned  Nazareth  ;  thaet  waere 
gefylled  thaet  gecweden  Maes  thurh  thone  witegan,  For- 
tham the  he  Nazarenisc  byth  genemned.' 

THY*  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,   ON   THAERE   THRYDDAN  WUCAN 
AEH  MYDDAN-W1NTRA. 

III.  On  tham  dagum  com  Iohannes  se  Fulluhtere,  and 

2  bododeontham  westene  [udeae,  and  cwaeth:  Doth  daedbote: 

3  sothlice  genealaeceth  heofena  rice.  This  ys  se  be  tham 
the  gecweden  ys  thurh  Esaiam  thone  witegan,  Clypiendes 
stefn  waes  on  westene,  Gegearwiath  Dryhtnes  weg,  doth 

4  his  sithas  rihte.  Se  Iohannes  witodlice  haefde  reaf  of 
olfenda  haerum,  and  fellenne  gyrdel  ymbe  hys  lendenu ; 


MATHEUS   III. 

md  hys  mete  waes  gaerstapan  and  wudu-hunig.    Tha  feide  5 
to  him  Hierosolim-waru,  and  eal  Iudea-theod,  and  eal  fcjb.aet 
rice  with-geondan  Iordanen ;  and  hi  waeron  gefullode  on  6 
Iordane  fram  hym,  and  hi  andetton  heora  synna.     Sothlice  7 
tha  he  ges^ah  manega  thaera  sunder-halgena  and  thaera 
rihtwisendra  to  his  fulluhte  eumende,  he  cwaeth  to  hym: 
La  naeddrena  cyn,  hwa  geswutelode  eow  to  fleonne  fram 
tham  toweardan  yrre  ?  Eornostlice  thoth  medemne  waestm  s 
thaere  daed-bote  ;  and  ne  cwetljath  betweox  eow,  We  hab-  9 
bath  Abraham  us  to  facder  ;  sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet 
God  ys  swa  mihtig,  thaet  he  maeg  of  thysum  stanum  awcc- 
can  Abrahames  beam.     Eallunga  ys  seo   aex  to  thaera  n 
treowa   wurt-ruman  asett  :    eornustlice    aelc    treow,    the 
godne  waestm  ne  bringth,  byth  forcorfen,  and  on  fyr  awor- 
pen.     Witodlice  ic  eow  fullige  on  waetere  to  daed-bote  :  11 
se  the  aefter  me  toweard  ys,  he  ys  strengra  thonne  ic,  thaes 
gescy  ne  eom  ic  wyrthe  to  beranne  :  he  eow  fullath  on  Hal- 
gum  Gaste,  and  on  fyre  :  thaes  fann  ys  on  his  handa,  and  12 
he    afeormath  his  thyrscel-llore,  and  he  gegaderath  his 
hwaete  on  his  born  ;  tha  ceafu  he  forbaernth  on  unadwaesc- 
endlicum  fyre. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  OX  WODNES-DAEG  OFER  TWELPTAN  DAEG. 

Tha  com  se  Haelend  fram  Galilea  to  Iordane  to  Iohanne,  13 
thaet  he  bine  fullode.    Iohannes  tha  sothlice  forbead  him,  14 
and  cwaeth  :  Ic  sceal  fram  the  beon  gefullod,  and  thu  cymst 
to  me  ?  Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend  hym  and  cwaeth  :  Laet  15 
nu  :  thus  unc  gedafnath  ealle  rihtwisnesse  gefyllan.     Tha 
^orlet  he  hyne.     Sothlice  tha  se  Haelend  gefullod  waes,  16 
nraedlice  he  astah  of  tham  waetere  ;  and  hym  wurdon  thaer- 
rihte   heofenas    ontynede  ;    and   he   geseah    Godes    Gast 
nither-stigende,   swa    swa    culfran,    and    wunigende    ofer 
hyne  :  and  sothlice  tha  com  stcfn  of  heofenum,  and  thus  ir 
cwaeth :  Her  ys  min  se  gecorena  sunu,  on  tham  me  gelic- 
ode. 

t  2* 


MATHEUS   IV. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  IIALGAN  DAEG. 

IV.  Tha  waes  se  1  raelend  gelaed  fram  gaste  on  westen, 

i  t.liatl  he  waere  fram  deofle  costnod.     And  tha  tha  he  faeste 

feowertig  daga  and  feowertig  nihta,  tha  ongan  hyne  syth- 

3  than  hi.igrian.  And  tha  genealaehte  se  costnigend,  and 
c\\  aeth :  Gyf  thu  Godes  Sunu  sy,  cweth  thaet  thas  stanas  to 

4  hlafe  geweorthon.  Tha  andswarode  se  Haeiend  :  Hit  ys 
awriten,  Ne  leofath  se  man  he  hlafe  anura,  ac  be  aelcum 

5  worde  the  of  Godes  muthe  gaeth.  Tha  gebrohte  se  deofol 
hine  on  tha  halgan  ceastre,  and  asette  hine  ofer  thaes  tem- 

6  pies  heahnesse,  and  cwaeth  to  him:  Gif  thu  Godes  Sunu 
eart,  asend  the  thonne  nyther ;  sothlice  hyt  ys  awriten, 
Thaet  he  his  englum  bebead  be  the,  thaet  hig  the  on  hyra 

7  handum  beron,  thy-la'es  the  thin  fot  aet  stane  aetsporne. 
Tha  cwaeth  se  Haeiend  eft  to  him :  Hit  ys  awriten,  Ne 

8  costna  thu  Drihten  thinne  God.  Eft  se  deofol  hine  genam, 
and  laedde  hine  on  swithe  heahne  munt,  and  aeteowde  hym 

9  ealle  middan-geardes  ri'cu,  and  heora  wuldor ;  and  cwaeth 
to  him  :  Ealle  thas  ic  sylle  the.  gif  thu  feallende  to  me 

10  geeadmetst.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haeiend  to  him  :  Gang  thu 
Sceocca  on-baec  :  sothlice  hit  ys  awriten,  To  Drihtne 
thinum  Gode  thu  the  geeathmetsth,  and  him  anum  theo- 

ii  wast.  Tha  forlet  se  deofol  hine,  and  englas  genealaehton 
and  him  thenodon. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG  OFER  TWELFTAN  DAEG. 

12  Sothlice  tha  se  Haeiend  gehyrde  thaet  Iohannes  belaewed 

13  waes,  tha  ferde  he  to  Galileam  ;  and  forlaetenre  thaere 
ceastre  Nazareth,  he  com  and  eardode  on  Capharnaum, 
on  tham  sae-gcmaerum,  on  endum  Zabulon  and  Ncptalim  ; 

ii  thaet  waere  gefylled  thaet  the  gecweden  v.aesthurhEsaiam 
is  tli one  witegan,  Zabulones  eorthu  and  Neptalimes  eorthe, 
ig  saes  weg  ofer  Iordane,  thara  theoda  Galilea  ;  theoda  folc, 
the  on  thystrum  saet,  geseah  my  eel  leoht ;  and  sittendum 
iron  earde  deathes  scade,  ys  leoht  up-asprungen.      Syth- 


MATHEUS   V. 

than  ongan  se  Haclend  bodian,  and  cwethan  :  Doth  daed- 
bote,  sothlice  heofena  rice  genealaecth. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON   ANDREAS  MAESSE-DAEG. 

Tha  se  Haelend  eode  with  tha  Galileiscan  sae,  he  geseh  is 
twegen  gebrothru,  Simonem,  se  waes  genemned  Petrus? 
and  Andream  his  brother,  sendende  heora  nett  on  tha  sae  : 
sothlice  hi  waeron  fisceras.    And  he  saede  heom  :  Cumath  19 
aefter  me,  and  ic  do  thaet  gyt  beoth  manna  fisceras.     And  20 
hig  thaer-rihte  forleton  heora  net,  and  him  fyligdon.    And  21 
tha  he  thanon  eode,  he  geseh  twegen  othre  gebrothru,  Iaco- 
bum  Zebedei,  and  Iohannem  his  brother,  on  scype  mid 
heora   faeder   Zebedeo,   remigende    heora    nett  •,    and  he 
clypode  hig.     Hig  tha  sona  forleton  heora  nett  and  heora  22 
faeder,  and  him  fyligdon. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON   FRIGE-DAEG,    ON   THAERE    THRYDDAN    WUCAN 
OFER  TWELFTAN  DAEG. 

And  tha  beferde  se   Haelend  ealle  Galileam,  laerende  on  23 
heora  gesomnungum,  and  he  waes  bodigende  godspel  thaes 
rices,  and  haelende  aelce  adle,  and  aelce  untrumnysse  on 
tham  folce.     And  tha  ferde  hys  hli'sa  into  ealle  Syriam,  24 
and   hig   brohton  hym  ealle  yfel-haebbende  missenlicum 
adlum,  and  on  tintregum  gegripene,  and  tha  the  deofol- 
seocnessa  haefdon,  and  monoth-seoce,  and  laman  ;  and  he 
tha  gehaelde.     And  him  fyligdon  mycele  maenigeo  fram  25 
Galilea,  and  fram  Decapoli,  and  fram  Hierusalem,  and 
fram  Iudea,  and  fram  begeondan  Iordanen. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  TO  EALRA  IIALGENA  MAESSAN. 

V.  Sothlice  tha  se  Haelend  geseah  tha  maeniu,  he  astah  1 
on  thone  miint :  and  tha  he  saet,  tha  genealaehton  his  leorn- 
ing-cnihtas  to  him :  and  he  ontynde  his  muth  and  laerde  2 
hig,  and  cwaeth  :  Eadige  synd  tha  gastlican  thearfan  ;  for-  3 
tham  heora  ys  heofena  rice.  Eadige  synd  tha  the  nu  we-  4 
path  ;  fortham  the  hi  beoth  gefrefrode.  Eadige  synd  tha  5 
li'than ;  fortham  the  hig  eorthan  agan.    Eadige  synd  tha  the  6 


MATHEUS   V. 

rihtwisnesse  hingriath  and  thyrstath ;  iortham  the  hig  beoth 
7  gefyllede.  Eadige  synd  tha  mild-heortan  ;  fortham  the  hig 
s  mild-heortnysse  begytath.  Eadige  synd  tha  claen-heortan  ; 
9  fortham  the  hig  God  geseoth.  Eadige  synd  tha  gesibsuman ; 
io  fortham  the  hig  beoth  Godes  beam  genemnde.  Eadige  synd 

tha  the  ehtnysse  tholiath  for  rihtwisnysse  ;  fortham  the 
n  heora  ys  heofenan  rice.   Eadige  synd  ge  thonne  hig  wyriath 

eow,  and  ehtath  eow,  and  secgath  aelc  yfel  ongean  eow 
i2leogende,  for  me.     Geblissiath,  and  gefaegniath  ;  fortham 

the  eower  med  ys  mycel  on  heofenum :  swa  hig  ehton  tha 
is  witegan,  the  beforan  eow  waeron.    Ge  synd  eorthan  sealt : 

gif  thaet  sealt  awyrth  on  tham  the  hit  gesylt  bith,  hit  ne 

maeg  syththan  to  nahte,  buton  thaet  hit  sy  ut-aworpen,  and 
H  sy  fram  mannum  fortreden.     Ge  sy  nd  middan-geardes  leoht. 

Ne  maeg  seo  ceaster  beon  behy1, .  the  byth  uppan  munt  aset. 
15  Ne  hig  ne  aelath  heora  leoht-faet,  and  hit  under  cyfe  set- 

tath,  ac  ofer  candel-staef ;  thaet  hit  onlihte  eallum  tham 
io  the  on  tham  huse  synd.     Swa  onlihte  eower  leoht  beforan 

mannum,  thaet  hig  geseon  eowre  godan  weorc,  and  wuld- 

rian  eowerne  Faeder  the  on  heon-num  ys. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THONE   OTHERNE  WODNES-DAEG   OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

17  Nelle  ge  wenan  thaet  ic  come  to  weorpan  tha  a'e,  oththe  tha 

is  witegan  :  ne  com  ic  na  to  weorpan,  ac  gefyllan.     Sothes 

on  eornost  ic  secge  eow,  Aertham  the  gewite  heofon  and 

eorthe,  an  i  oththe  an  prica  ne  gewi't  fram  thaere  a'e,  aerth- 

19  am  ealle  thing  geweorthan.  Eornostlice  se  the  towyrpth 
an  of  thysum  laestum  bebodum,  and  tha  men  swa  laerth, 
se  bith  laest  genemned  on  heofenan  rice  :  sothlice  se  the  hit 
deth  and  laerth,  se  bith  mycel  genemned  on  heofenan  rice. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THONE  FEORTHAN  SUNNAN-DAEG  OFER 
PENTECOST  EN. 

20  Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Buton  eower  rihtwisnys  mare  sy 
thonne  thaera  writera  and  sunder-halgena,  ne  ga  ge  na  on 

2i  heofenan  rice.      Ge  gehyrdon  thaet  gecweden  waes  on 


MATHEUS   V. 

ealdum  tidum,  Ne  ofslyh  thu ;  se  the  ofslyhth,  se  byth  dome 
scyldig  :  ic  secge  eow  sothlice,  Thaet  aelc  the  yrsath  his  22 
brether  byth  dome  scyldig :  sothlice  se  the  segth  hys  bre- 
ther, Thu  awordena,  he  byth  getheahte  scyldig :  se  the 
segth,  Thu  stiinta,  se  byth  scyldig  helle  fyres.    Eornostlice,  23 
gif  thu  bringst  thine  lac  to  wefode,  and  thu  thaer  gethencst 
thaet  thin  brother  haefth  aenig  thing  agen  the  ;  laet  thaer  21 
thine  lac  beforan  tham  altare,  and  gang  aer,  and  gesybsuma 
with  thinne  brother ;  and  thonne  cum  thu  syththan,  and 
bring  thine  lac. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  THRYDDAN 
WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Beo  thu  onbugende  thinum  wither-winnan  hrathe,  tha  hwile  25 
the  thu  eart  on  wege  mid  hym  ;  thy-laes  the  thin  wither- 
winna  the  sylle  tham  deman,  and  se  dema  the  sylle  tham 
thene,  and  tlm  sy  on  c  wear  tern  send.     Sothes  ic  the  secge  26 
Ne  gaest  thu  thanone  aer  thu  agylde  thone  ytemestan  feorth- 
lingc.     Ge  gehyrdon  thaet  on  ealdum  cwydum  gecweden  27 
waes,  Ne  unriht-haeme  thu  :  sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  23 
aelc  thaera  the  wif  gesyhth  and  hyre  gewilnath,  eallunga 
thaet  se  gesyngath  on  hys  heortan.      Gif  thin  swythre  29 
eage  the  a'eswicige,  ahola  hyt  lit,  and  awurp  hyt  fram  the  : 
sothlice  the  }rs  betere,  thaet  an  thinra  lima  forweorthe, 
thonne  eal  thin  lichama  sy  on  helle  asend.      And  gif  thin  30 
swythre  hand  the  asw/ce,  aeeorf  hig  of,  and  awurp  hig 
fram  the  :  witodlice  the  ys  betere,  thaet  an  thinra  lima 
forweorthe,  thonne  eal  thin  lichama  fare  to  helle. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,   0?,T   THAERE   XVI.  WUCAN   OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

Sothlice  hyt  ys  gecweden,  Swa  hwyle  swa  his  wif  forlaet,  31 
he  sylle  hyre  heora  hiw-gedales  hoc  :  ic  secge  eow  to  soth-  32 
um,  Thaet  aelc  the  his  wif  forlaet,  buton  forlegeirysse  thing- 
um,he  deth  thaet  heo  unriht-haemth :  and  se  unriht-haemth 
the  forlaetene  aefter  hym  genimth.     Eft  ge  gehyrdon  thaet  33 


MATHEUS   V. 

gecweden  waes  on  ealdum  cwydum,  Ne  forswere  thu,  soth- 
S4  lice  Dryhtne  thu  agyltst  thine  athas  :  ic  secge  eow  soth- 
lice, Thaet  ge  eallunga  ne  swerion ;  ne  thurh  heofen  ;  for- 

35  tham  the  heo  ys  Godes  thrym-setl :  ne  thurh  eorthan ; 
fortham  the  lieo  ys  hys  fot-scamul :  ne  thurh  Hierusalem  ; 

36  fortham  the  heo  ys  ma'eres  Cyninges  ceaster.  Ne  thu  ne 
swere  thurh  thin  heafod  ;  fortham  the  thu  ne  miht  aenne 

37  loc  gedon  hwitne  oththe  blacne.  Sothlice  sy  eower  spraec, 
Hyt  ys,  hyt  ys  ;  Hyt  nys,  hyt  nys  :  sothlice  gyf  thar  mare 

asbyth,  thaet  byth  of  yfele.     Ge  gehyrdon  thaet  gecweden 

39  waes,  Eage  for  eage,  and  toth  for  toth :  sothlice  ic  secge 
eow,  Ne  winne  ge  ongen  tha  the  eow  yfel  doth  :  and  gyf 
hwa  slea  the  on  thin  swythre  wenge  gegearwa  hym  thaet 

40  other.     And  tham  the  wyle  on  dome  with  the  llitan,  and 
4i  niman  thine  tuncean,  laet  him  to  thinne  waefels.    And  sWa 

hwa  swa  the  genyt  thusend  stapa,  ga  mid  him  othre  twa 

42  thusend.  Syle  tham  the  the  bidde,  and  tham  the  wylle 
aet  the  borgian,  ne  wyrn  thu  hym. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  SYXTEOTHAN  WU- 
CAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN;  AND  ON  FRIGE-DAEG  INNAN  THAERE 
CYS-WUCAN. 

43  Ge  gehyrdon  thaet  gecweden  waes,  Lufa  thinne  nextan, 

44  and  hata  thinne  feond  :  sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Lufiath 
eowre  fynd,  and  doth  wel  tham  the  eow  yfel  doth,  and 

45  gebiddath  for  eowre  ehteras,  and  taelendum  eow  ;  thaet  ge 
syn  eowres  Faeder  beam,  the  on  heofenum  ys,  se  the  deth 
thaet  hys  sunne  up-aspringth  ofer  tha  godan  and  ofer  tha 
yfelan,  and  he  laet  n'nan  ofer  tha  rihtwisan  and  ofer  tha 

46  unrihtwisan.     Gyf  ge  sothlice  tha  lufiath  the  eow  lufiath, 

47  hwylce  mede  habbath  ge  ?  hu  ne  doth  manfulle  swa  ?  And 
gyf  ge  thaet  an  doth,  thaet  ge  eowre  gebrothra  wylcumiath, 

48  hwaet  do  ge  mare  ?  hu  ne  doth  haethene  swa  ?  Eornost- 
lice  beoth  fulfremede,  swa  eower  heofonlica  Faeder  is  ful- 
fremed. 

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MATHEUS   VI. 

VI.  Begymath  thaet  ge  ne  don  eowre  rihtwisnesse  be- 
foran  mannum,  thaet  ge  syn  geherede  fram  him ;  elles 
naebbe  ge  me'de  mid  eowrum  Faeder,  the  on  heofenum  ys. 
Eornustlice  thonne  thu  thine  aelmessan  sylle,  ne  blawe  man  2 
byman  beforan  the,  swa  liceteras  doth,  on  gesomnuncgum 
and  on  wicum,  thaet  hy  syn  gearweorthode  fram  mannum. 
Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Hi  onfengon  hyra  mede.  Sothlice  thonne  3 
thii  thi'nne  aelmessan  do,  nyte  thin  wynstre  hwaet  do  thin 
swythre  :  thaet  thin  aelmesse  sy  on  diglum  :  and  thin  Fae-  4 
der  hit  agylt  the,  se  the  gesyhth  on  diglum.     And  thonne  5 
ge  eow  gebiddon,  ne  beo  ge  swylce  liceteras :  tha  lufiath 
thaet  hig  gebiddon  hig  standende  on  gesomnuncgum,  and 
straeta  hyrnum, thaet  men  hig  geseon.     Soth  ic  secge  eow, 
Hig  onfengon  heora  mede.     Thu  sothlice,  thonne  thu  the  6 
gebidde,  gang  into  thinum  bed-clyfan,  and  thinre  dura  be- 
locenre,  bide  thi'nne  Faeder  on  diglum ;  and  thin  Faeder, 
the  gesyhth  on  diglum,  hyt  agylt  the.     Sothlice  thonne  ge  7 
eow  gebiddon,  nellon  ge   sprecan  fela  swa  swa  haethene  : 
hig  wenath  thaet  hig  syn  gehyrede  on  heora  maenigfealdan 
spaece.     Nellen  ge  eornostlice  hym  geefenlaecan  :  sothlice  8 
eower  Faeder  wat  hwaet  eow  thearf  ys,  aertham  the  ge 
hyne  biddath.     Eornostlice  gebiddath  eow  thus  :  Faeder  9 
lire,  thu  the  eart  on  heofenum,  Si  thin  nama  gehalgod. 
To-becume  thin  rice.     Geweorthe  thin  willa  on  eorthan,  10 
swa  swa  on  heofenum.     Urne  daeghwamlican  hlaf  syle  us  11 
to-daeg.     And  forgyf  us  lire  gyltas,  swa  swa  we  forgifath  12 
urum  gyltendum.     And  ne  gelaede  thu  us  on  costnunge,  ac  13 
alys  us  of  yfle  :  Sothlice.     Witodlice  gif  ge  forgyfath  man-  u 
num  heora  synna,  thonne  fcrgyfth   eower   se  heofenlica 
Faeder  eow  eowre  gyltas :    gyf  ge  sothlice  ne  forgyfath  u 
mannum,  ne  eower  Faeder  ne  forgyfth  eow  eowre  synna. 

THYS  GEBYRATII  TO  CArUD  IEIUNII  ON  WODNES-DAEG. 

Sothlice,  thonne  ge  faesten,  nellon  ge  wesan  swylce  lease  id 
licceteras  :  hig  fornimath  hyra  ansyna,  thaet  hig  aeteowan 


MATHEUS  VI. 

mamram  faestende.     Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  hig  on- 

17  fengon  heora  mode.    Thu  sothlice,  thonne  thu  faeste,  smyra 

is  thin  hcafod,and  thweah  thine  ansyne  ;  thaet  thu  ne  sy  gese- 

wen  firam  mannum  faestende,  ac  thinum  Faeder  the  ys  on 

dyglum :  and  thin  Faeder,  the  gesylith  on  dyglum,  hit  agylt 

19  the.  Nellen  ge  gold-hcrdian  eowgold-hordas  on  eorthan, 
tji.icr  6m  and  moththe  hyt  fornimth,  and  thaer  theofas  hit 

20  delfath  and  forstelath :  gold-hordiath  eow  sothlice  gold- 
hordas  on  hedfenan,  thaer  nathor  6m  ne  moththe  hit  ne 
fornymth,  and  thaer  theofas  hit  ne  delfath  ne  ne  forstelath  : 

2i  witodlice,  thaer  thin  gold-hord  ys,  thaer  ys  thin  heorte. 

22  Thi'nes  lichaman  leoht-faet  ys  thin  edge  :  gyf  thin  eage 

23  byth  anfeald,  call  thin  lichama  byth  beorht :  gyf  thin  eage 
sothlice  byth  manfull,  call  thin  lichama  byth  thysterfull. 
Eornostlice,  gyf  thaet  leoht  the  on  the  ys  syntthystru,  hu 
mycle  beoth  tha  thyslru  ! 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THONE  SYXTEOTHAN  SUNNAN-DAEG  OFER  PEN- 
TECOSTEN. 

24  ]STe  maeg  nan  man  twam  hlafordum  theowian  :  oththe  he 
sothlice  aenne  hatath,  and  otherne  lufath ;  oththe  he  byth 
anum   gehyrsum,    and  othrum  ungehyrsum.     Ne  magon 

25  ge  Gode  theowian  and  woruld-welan  :  fortham  ic  secge 
eow,  Thaet  ge  ne  syn  ymb-hydige  eowre  sawle,  hwaet  ge 
eton ;  ne  eowrum  lichaman,  mid  hwam  ge  syn  ymb- 
scrydde.     Hu  nys  seo  sawl  scire  thonne  mete,  and  eower 

26  lichama  betera  thonne  thaet  reaf?  Behealdath  heofenan 
fuglas  :  fortham  the  hig  ne  sawath,  ne  hig  ne  ripath,  ne  hig 
ne  gadriath  on  bernc  ;  and  eower  heofonlica  Faeder  hig 

27fet.  Hu  ne  synd  ge  selran  thonne  hig  ?  Ilwylc  eower 
maeg  sothlice  gethencan  thaet  he  geeacnige  ane  elne  to  his 

as  anlicnesse  ?  »  And  to  hwi  synd  ge  ymb-hydige  be  reafe  ? 
Besceav.iath  aeceres  lilian,  hu  big  weaxath  ;  ne  swincath 

W  hig,  ne  hig  ne  spinnath  :  ic  secge  eow  sothlice,  Thaet  fur- 
thon  Salomon  on  eallum  hys  wuldre  naes  oferwrigen  swa 

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MATHEUS   VII. 

swa  an  of  thysum.     Sothlice,  gif  aeceres  wood,  timet  the  30 
to-daeg  ys,  and  byth  to-morgen  on  ofen  asend,  God  swa 
scryt,  eala  ge  gehwa'edes  geleafan,  tham  mycle  ma  he  scryt 
eow.     Nellen  ge  eornostlice  boon  ymb-hydige,  thus  ewe-  31 
thende,  Hwaet  ete  we  ?  oththe  hwaet  drince  we  ?  oththe 
mid  hwam  beo  we  oferwrigene  ?    Sothlice  ealle  thas  tiling  32 
theoda  secath  :  witodlice,  eower  Faeder  wat  tliaet  o-e  ealra 
thyssa  thinga  bethurfon.     Eornostlice  secath  aerest  Godes  33 
rice,  and  hys  rihtwisnesse  ;  and  ealle  thas  thing  eow  beoth 
thaerto  geeacnode.    Ne  beo  ge  na  hogiende  ymb  tha  mor-  34 
genlican  neode  :  sothlice  se  morgenlica  daeg  carath  ymb 
hyne  sylfne.     Aeghwylc  daeg  haefth  genoh  on  hys  agenum 
ymbhogan. 

TIIYS   SCEAL  OX  THONE  FEORTHAN   SUNNAN-DAEG  OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

VII.  Nellen  ge  deman,  thaet  ge  ne  syn  fordemede.    Wit- 
odlice tham  ylcan  dome  the  ge  demath,  eow  byth  gede'med :  2 
and   on    tham  ylcan   gemete   the    ge    metath,   eow  byth 
gemeten.     To  hwi  gesyhst  thu  thaet  mot  on  thines  brother  3 
eagan,  and  thu  ne  gesyhst  thone  beam  on  thinum  agenum 
eagan  ?      Oththe  humeta  cwyst  thu  to  thinum  brether,  4 
Brothur,  thafa  tj.iaet  ic  ut-ado  thaet  mot  of  thinum  eagan, 
thonne  se  beam  bith  on  thinum  agenum  eagan  ?     La  thu  5 
liccetere,  ado    aerest  ut  thone  beam  of  thinum  agenum 
eagan,  and  behawa  thonne  thaet  thu  ut-ado  thaet  mot  of 
thines  brother  eagan.     Nellen  ge  thaet  halige  syllan  hun-  o> 
dum,  ne  ge  ne  wurpen  eowre  mere-grotu  to-foran  eowrum 
swinum,  thy-laes  hig  mid  hyra  fotum  hig  fortredon,  and 
big  thonne  ongean  gewende  eow  tosliton. 

THYS  GODSrEL  SCEAL  TO  GANG-DAGON. 

Biddath,  and  eow  bith  geseald  ;  secath,  and  ge  hyt  findath  ;  7 

cnuciath,  and  eow  bith  ontyned.     Witodlice  aelc  thaera  the  a 

bit  he  onfehth  ;  and  se  the  secth  he  hyt  flnt ;  and  tham 

cnuciendum  bith  ontyned.     Hwylc  man  ys  of  eow,  gyf  hys  9 
13  3 


MATHEUS   VII. 

10  sunu  hyne  bit  hlafes,  sylst  thu  hym  stan  ?  oththe  gif  be  bit 

11  usees,  sylst  thu  hym  naedran  ?  Eornostlice  nu  ge,  the 
yfele  synd,  cunnon  gode  sylena  eowrum  bearnum  syllan, 
mycle  ma  eower  Faeder,  the  on  heofenum  ys,  syleth  god 

12  tham  the  hyne  biddath.  Eornostlice,  ealle  tha  thing  the 
ge  wyllen  thaet  men  eow  don,  doth  ge  hym  thaet  sylfe  : 

13  thaet  ys  sothlice  ae  and  witegena  bebod.  Gangath  in  tjiurh 
thaet  nearuwe  geat ;  forthon  the  thaet  geat  ys  swythe  wi'd, 
and  se  weg  ys  swythe  rum,  the  to  forspyllednesse  gelaet ; 

14  and  swythe  manega  synd  the  thurh  thone  weg  farath.  Eala 
hu  nearu  and  hu  angsum  ys  thaet  geat,  and  se  weg,  the 
to  life  gelaet;  and  swythe  feawa  synd  the  thone  weg 
finden  ! 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THAERE  NYGOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

15  Warniath  eow  fram  leasum  witegum,  tha  cumath  to  eow 
on  sceapa  gegyrelum,  ac  hig  beoth  innane  reafigende  wulf- 

16  as  :  fram  hyra  waestmun  ge  hi  undergytath.  Cwyst  thu 
gaderath  man  wm-berian  of  thornum,  oththe  fic-aeppla  of 

i7  thyrncinum  ?     Swa  aelc  god  treow  byrth  gode  waestmas, 

is  and  aelc  yfel  treow  byrth  yfele  waestmas.     Ne  maeg  thaet 

gode  treow  beran  yfele  waestmas,  ne  thaet  yfele  treow  gode 

19  waestmas.     Aelc  treow  the  ne  byrth  godne  waestm,  sy  hy 

20  forcorfen,  and  on  fyr  aworpen  :  witodlice  be  heora  waestm- 

21  um  ge  hig  oncnawath.  Ne  gaeth  aelc  thaera  on  heofena 
rice,  the  cwyth  to  me,Dryhten,  Dryhten  ;  ac  se  the  wyrcth 
mines  Faeder  willan,  the  on  heofenum  is,  se  gaeth  on  heof- 

22  ena  rice.  Manega  cwethath  on  tham  daege  to  me,  Dryhten, 
Dryhten,  hu  ne  witegode  we  on  thinum  naman  ?  and  on 
thinum  naman  we   ut-awurpon  deoflu  ?   and   on  thinum 

?3  naman  we  worhton  mycle  myhta  ?  Thonne  cwethe  ic  to 
hym,  Thaet  ic  eow  naefre  nu  cuthe  :  gewitath  fram  me,  ge 

24  the  worhton  unryhtwisnesse.  Eornostlice,  aelc  thaera  the 
thas  mine  word  gehyrth,  and  tha  wyrcth,  byth  gelic  tham 


MATHEUS   VIII. 

wisan  were,  se  hys  hus  ofer  stan  getimbrode  :   tha  com  25 
thaer  ren,  and  mycel  flod,  and  thaer  bleowon  windas,  and 
ahruron  on  thaet  hus,  and  hyt  na  ne  feoll :  sothlice  hyt  waes 
ofer  stan  getimbrod.   And  aelc  t.haera  the  gehyrth  thas  mine  26 
word,  and  tha  ne  wyrcth,  se  byth  gelic  tham  dysigan  men, 
the  getimbrode  hys  hus  ofer  sand-ceosel :  tha  rinde  hyt,  27 
and  thaer  com  flod,  and  bleowon  windas,  and  ahruron  on 
thaet  hus  ;  and  thaet  hus  feoll,  and  hys  hryre  was  mycel. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  THONE  THRYDDAN  SUNN AN-D AEG  OFER 
EPIPHANIAN. 

Tha  waes  geworden,  tha  se  Haelend  thas  word  geendode,  28 
tha  wundrode  thaet  folc  his  lare  :  sothlice  he  laerde  swylce  29 
he  anweald  haefde,  and   na  swa  swa  heora  boceras,  and 
sunder-halgan. 

VIII.   Sothlice  tha  se  Haelend  of  tham  munte  nyther- 
astah,  tha  fyligdon  hym  mycle  maenio.   Tha,  genealaehte  an  3 
hreofla  to  hym,  and  hyne  to  hym  geeathmedde,  and  thus 
cwaeth :  Dryhten,  gyft.hu  wylt,thu  miht  me  geclaensian. 
Tha  astrehte  se  Haelend  hys  hand,  and  hrepode  hyne,  and  3 
t.lius  cwaeth :  Ic  wylle ;  beo  thu  geclaensod.   And  hys  hreofla 
waes  hraedlice  geclaensod .  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym :  4 
Warna  the  thaet  thu  hyt  naenegum  men  ne  secge ;  ac  gang, 
aeteowe  the  tham  sacerde,  and  bring  hym  tha  lac  the  Moy- 
ses  bebead,  on  hyra  gecythnesse.     Sothlice  tha  se  Haelend  5 
in-eode   on   Capharnaum,  tha  genealaehte  hym  an   hun- 
dredes  ealdor,  hyne  biddende,  and  thus  cwethende  :  Dryht-  6 
en,  min  cnapa  lith   011  mi'mim  huse  lama,  and  mid  yfele 
gethread.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Ic  cume  and  7 
hyne  gehaele.     Tha  andswarode  se  hundredes  ealdor,  and  8 
thus  cwaeth :  Dryhfcen,  ne  eom  ic  wyrthe  thaet  thu  in-gange 
under  mine  thecene  ;  ac  cweth  thin  an  word,  and  min  cnapa 
byth  gehacled.  Sothlice  ic  eom  man  under  anwealde  geset,  9 
and  ic  haebbe  thegnas  under  me  ;  and  ic  cwethe  to  thysum, 
Gang,  and  he  gaeth ;  and  ic  cwethe  to  othrum,  Cum,  and 


MATHEUS   VIII. 

he  cymth  ;  and  to  minum  theowe,  Wyrc  thys,   and   he 

jo  wyrcth.    Witodlice  tha  se  Haelend  thys  gehyrde,  tha  wun- 

drode  he,  and  cwaeth  to  tliam  the  hym  fyligdon:  Soth  ic 

secge  cow,  Ne  gemette  ic  swa  mycelne  geleafan  on  Israhel. 

11  To  sothum  ie  secge  cow,  Thaet  manige  cumath  fram  east- 
daele  and   west-daele,  and  wuniath  mid  Abrahame,  and 

12  Isaace  and  Iacobe,  on  heofena  rice.  Witodlice  thyses  rices 
beam  booth  aworpene  on  tha  ytemestan  thystro  :  thaerbith 

13  wop  andtotha  gristbitung.  And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  tliam 
huridredes  ealdre  :  Ga,  and  geweorthe  the  swa  swa  thu  ge- 
lyfdest.     And  se  cnapawaes  gehaeled  on  thaere  tide. 

THYS   GEBYRATH  OX  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  TWA  AND  TWEN- 
TUGOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

u  Tha  se  Haelend  com  on  Petres  hus,  tha  geseah  he  hys 
is  swegre  licgende,  and  hrithigende  ;  and  he  aethran  hyre 

hand,  and  se  fefor  hig  forlet :  tha  aras  heo  and  thenode 
ie  hym.    Sothlice  tha  hyt  aefen  waes,  hig  brohton  hym  manege 

deofol-seoce :    and    he    ut-adraefde  tha  unclaenan    gastas 

mid  hys  worde,  and  he  ealle  gehaekle  tha  yfel-haebbend- 
l-  an  :  thaet  waere  gefylled  thaet  gecweden  is  thurh  Esaiam 

thone  witegan,  thus  cwethende,  He  onfeng  ure  untrum- 

18  nessa,  and  he  baer  ure  adla.  Tha  geseah  se  Haelend  mycle 
maenigeo  ymb-utan  hyne,  tha  hct  he  hig  faran  ofer  thone 
muthan. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON   TffAERE    FEORTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  TWELFTAN  DAEG. 

19  Tha  genealaehte  hym  an  bocere,  and  cwaeth  :  Lareow, 

20  ic  fylige  the,  swa  hwaeder  swa  thu  faerst.  Tha  cwaeth  se 
Haelend  to  hym  :  Foxas  habbath  holu,  and  heofenes 
fuglas  nest  ;  sothlice  mannes  Sunu  naefth  hwaer  he  hys 

«i  heafod  ahylde.  Tha  cwaeth  to  him  other  of  hys  leorning- 
cnyhtum  :  Drihten,  alyfe  me  aerest  to  farenne,  and  beby- 

22  rigean  minne  faeder.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  : 
Fylig  me,  and  let  deade  bebyrigean  heora  deadan. 


MATHEUS   IX. 

THYS  SOEAL  ON  THONE   FEORTHAN   SUNNAN-DAEG  OFER 
TVVELFTAN  DAEG. 

And   he    astah   on  scyp,  and   his    leorning-cnyhtas   hyni  >3 
fyligdon.     Tha  wearth  mycel  styrung  geworden  on  thaere  o» 
sae,  swa  thaet  thaet  scyp  wearth  ofergoten  mid  ythum  : 
witodlice  he  slep.  And  hig  genealaehton,  and  awehton  hyne,  25 
thus  cwetheiide :  Dryhten,  haele  us :  we  moton  forweorthan. 
Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  To  hwi  synd  ge  forhte,  ge  lytles  26 
geleafan  ?  Tha  aras  he,  and  behead  tham  winde,  and  thaere 
sae  :  and  thaer  wearth  geworden  mycel  smyltnys.    Gewis-  27 
lice  tha  men  wundredon,  and  thus  cwaedon :  Hwaet  ys  thes, 
thaet  windas  and  sae  hym  hyrsumiath  ?  Tha  se  Haelend  com  28 
ofer  thone  muthan,  on  Geraseniscra  rice,  tha  union  hym 
togeanes  twegen  the  haefdon  deofol-seocnesse,  of  byrgen- 
um  ut-gangende,  tha  waeron  swithe  rethe,  swa  thaet  nan 
man  ne  mihte  faran  thurh  thone  weg.     And  hig  hrymdon,  29 
and  cwaedon  :  La  Haelend,  Godes  Sunu  !  hwaet  ys  the  and 
us  gemaene  ?  come  thu  hideraer  tide,  us  to  threagenne  ? 
Thaer  waes  sothlice  unfeorran  swyna  heord  manegra  manna  so 
laeswigende.   Tha  deofla  sothlice  hyne  baedon,  thus  cweth-  31 
ende  :  Gyf  thu  us  ut-adrifst,  asende   us   on  thas  swyna 
heorde.    Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Farath.    And  hig  tha  ut-  32 
gangende,  ferdon  on  tha  swyn  :  and  thaer-rihte  ferde  eall 
seo  heord,  myclum  onraese,  niwel   on  tha  sae,  and   hig 
wurdon  deade  on  tham  waetere.     Tha  hyrdas  witodlice  33 
flugon,  and  comon  on  tha  ceastre,  and  cyddon   ealle  thas 
thing,  and  be  tham  the  tha  deoful-seocnyssa  haefdon.  Tha  34 
code  eall  seo  ceaster-waru  togeanes  tham  Haelende  :  and 
tha  tha  hig  hyne  gesawon,  tha  baedon  hig  hyne  thaet  he 
ferde  fram  heora  gemaerum. 

THYS  GODSPEL   SCEAL  ON   SUNXAN-OAEG,  ON  THAERE   TVYENTU- 
GOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEX. 

IX.  Tha  astah  he  on  scyp,  and  ofer-seglode,  and  com  ] 

on  hys  ceastie.     Tha  brohton  hig  hym  aenne   laman,  on  2 
17  3* 


M.VTHEUS   IX. 

bedde  licgende  :  lha  geseah  se  Haelend  heora  geleafan,  and 
cwaeth  to  tham  Laman  :  La  brain,  gelyfe  ;  the  beoth  thine 

3  synna  forgj  fene.    Tha  cwaedon  surae  tha  boceras  hym  be- 

4  twynan:  Thessprycthbysmor-spraece.  Tha  se  Haelend  ge- 
seah  heora  gethanc,  tha  cwaeth  he :  To  hwi  thence  ge  yfel  on 

s  eowrum  heortum  ?  J I  w&ei  ys  eathelicre  to  cwethanne,  The 

beoth  forgyfene  thine  synna,  oththe  to  cwethanne,  An's,  and 
c  ga  ?  Thaet  ge  sothlice  witon  thaet  mannes  Sunu  haefth  an- 

weald  on  eorthan  synna  to  forgyfanne,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham 
7  laman,  An's,  livm  thin  bedd,  and  gang  on  thin  hus.  And  he 
s  aras,  and  ferde  to  hys  huse.     Sothlice  tha  tha  seo  maenigeo 

thys  gesawon,  tha  ondredon  hig  hym,  and  wuldredon  God, 

the  sealde  swylcne  anweald  mannura. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  S«  MATHEUS  MAESSE-AEFEN. 

9  Tha  se  Haelend  thanon  ferde,  he  geseah  aenne  man  sittende 
aet  toll-sceamule,thaes  namawaes  Matheus :  and  he  cwaeth 

io  to  him  :  Fylig  me.  And  he  aras,  and  fyligde  hym.  And 
hyt  waes  geworden,  tha  he  saet  innan  huse,  tha  comon 
manega  manfulle  and  synfulle,  and  saeton  mid  tham  Hael- 

n  ende  and  hys  leorning-cnyhtum.  Tha  tha  sunder-halgan 
thaet  gesawon,  tha  cwaedon  hig  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  : 
Hwi  ys  eower  lareow  mid  manfullum   and  synfullum  ? 

u  And  se  Haelend  cwaeth,  this  gehyrende  :  Nys  halum  laeces 

13  nan  thearf,  ac  seocum.  Gath  sothlice,  and  leorniath  hwaet 
is,  Ic  wylle  mild-heortnesse,  naes  onsaegdnesse  :  sothlice 
ne  com  ic  rihtwise  to  gecigeanne,  ac  tha  synfullan. 

THYS  SCEAL  OX  FRIGE  DAEG,  ON  THAERE  OTHRE  EASTER- 
WUCAN. 

14  Tha  genealaehton  Iohannes  leorning-cnyhtas  to  hym, 
and  thus  cwa'edon  :  Hwi  faeste  wre  and  tha  sundor-halgan 
gelomlice  ?    sothlice   thine    leorning-cnyhtas  ne  faestath. 

i,s  And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  Cwethe  ge  sceolon  thaes 
bryd-guman  cnyhtas  wepan,  tha  hwile  the  se  bryd-guma 
mid  hym  byth  ?  sothlice  tha  dagas  cumath  thaet  se  bryd- 


MATHEUS    I'". 

guma  byth  afyrred  (ram  hym,  and  thcnne  on  tham  dagum 
hig  faestath.  Ne  delh  witodlice  nan  man  niwes  clathes  scyp  ie 
on  cald  reaf :  he  tobrycth  hys  stede  on  tham  reafe,  and  se 
slite  byth  the  wyrsa.  Ne  hig  ne  doth  niwe  win  on  ealde  w 
bytta  ;  gif  he  doth,  tha  bytta  beoth  tobrocene,  and  thaet  wm 
agoten,  and  tha  bytta  forweorthath  ;  ac  hig  doth  niwe  win 
on  niwe  bytta,  and  aegther  byth  gehealden. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  SUNNAN-DAEG,   ON  THAERE    F1F   AND  TWEN- 
TUGOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Tha  he  thas  thing  to  hym  spraec,  tha  genealaehte  an  ealdor,  is 
and  geeathmedde  hyne  to  hym,  thus  cwethende  :  Dryhten, 
min  dohtor  ys  dead  ;  ac  cum  and  sete  thine  hand  uppan 
hig,  and  heo  lyfath.     And  se  Haelend  aras,  and  fyligde  19 
hym,  and  hys  leorning-cnyhtas.     And  tha  an  wi'f,  the  thol-  2c 
ode  blod-ryne  twelf  gear,  genealaehte   with-aeftan,   and 
acthran  hys  reafes  fnaed :   heo  cwaeth  sothlice   on  hyre  21 
mode,  For  an  ic  beo  hal,  gyf  ic  hys  reafes  aethn'ne.     And  22 
se  Haelend  bewende  hyne,  and  hig  geseah,  and  cwaeth  : 
Gelyf  dohtor  ;  thin  geleafa  the  gehaelde.     And  thaet  wi'f 
waes  geha'eled  on  thaere  tide.     And  tha  se  Haelend  com  23 
into    thaes    ealdres    healle,  and   geseah    hwistleras,  and 
hlydende  maenio,  he   cwaeth  :    Gath  heonon  ;  nys  thys  24 
maeden  dead  sothlice,  ac  heo  slaepth.     And  hig  taeldon 
hyne.     And  tha  he  tha  maenio  ut-adraf,  he  eode  in,  and  25 
nam  hyre  hand,  and  thaet  maeden  aras.     And  thes  hlisa26 
sprang  ofer  eall  thaet  land. 

THYS  SCEAL   ON   WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  XIII.  WUCAN   OFER 
PE.NTECOSTEN, 

Tha  se   Haelend  thanon  for,  tha  fyligdon  hym  twegen  27 
blinde,  hrymende  and  cwethende,  La  Dauides  sunu,  ge 
miltsa  unc.     Sothlice  tha  he  ham  com,  tha  blindan  genea-  2s 
laehton  to  hym  :  and  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Gelyfe  gyt 
thaet  ic  inc  maeg  gehaelan  ?  Hig  cwaedon  to  hym  :  Witod- 
lice, Dryhten.     Tha  aethran  he  hyra  eagena,  cwethende  :  29 


MATITEUS   X. 

30  Sy  inc  aefter  incrum  geleafan.  And  heora  eagan  waeron 
ontynede  ;  and  se  Haelend  bebead  hym,  cwethende :  Warn- 

31  iath  thaet  go  hyt  nanum  men   ne  secgon.     Hig  sothlice 

ingende  gewidmaersodon  hyne  ofer  eall  thaet  land. 
33  Tha  hig  waeron  sothlice  ut-agane,  hig  brohton  hym  dumbne 
33  man,  se  waes  deofol-seoc.     And  ut-adryfenum  tham  deofle, 

se  dumba  spraec  :  and  tha  maenio  wundrcdon,  cwethende  : 
3i  Naefre  aetywde  swylc  on  Israhela-folce.    Sothlice  tha  sun- 

der-halgaD  cwa'edon  :  On  deofla  ealdre  he  drifth  ut  deoflu. 
33  And  se  Haelend  ymb-for  ealle  burga  and  ceastra,  laerende 

on   heora   gesomnungum,    and   bodigende   rices    godspel, 

36  and  haelende  aelce  adle,  and  aelce  untrumnysse.  He 
gemiltsode  sothlice  thaere  maenio,  tha  he  hig  geseah  ;  for- 
th un  hig  waeron  gedrehte,  and  licgende  swa  swa  sceap 

37  the  hyrde  nabbath.     Tha  he  saede  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  : 

38  Witodlice  micel  rip  ys,  and  feawa  wyrhtena  :  biddath 
thaes  ripes  hlaford,  thaet  he  sende  wyrhtan  to  his  ripe. 

X.  And  to-somne  gecigedum  his  twelf  leorning-cnyht- 
um,  he  sealde  hym  unclaenra  gasta  anweald,  thaet  hig 
adryfon  hig  lit,  an  1  haeldon  aelce  adle,  and  aelce  untrum- 

2  nysse.  Thys  synt  sothlice  thaera  twelf  aposiola  naman  :  Se 
forma  ys  Simon,  the  ys  genemned  Petrus,  and  Andreas 
hys  brothur  ;  Iacobus  Zebedei,  and  Iohannes  hys  brothur  ; 

3  Philippus,    and    Bartholomeus  ;    Thomas,    and    Matheus 

4  Publicanus  ;  and   Iacobus  Alphei ;  and  Taddeus  ;  Simon 
s  Chananeus  ;  and  Iudas  Scarioth,  the  hyne  belaewde.  Thas 

twelf  se  Haelend  sende,  hym  bebeodende,  and  cwethende  : 
Ne  fare  ge  on  thcoda  weg,  and  ne  ga  ge  innan  Samari- 

6  tana  ceastre  :  ac  gath  ma  to  tham  sceapum  the  forwurdon 

7  Israhela  hiw-raedene.  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  hys  leorning- 
cnyhtum :  Gath  and  bodiath,  cwethende,  Thaet  heofena  rice 

8  genealaecth.  Haelath  untrume,awecceathdeade,claensiath 
hreofle,  drifath  lit  deoflu :  ge  onfengon  to  gyfe,  syllath  to 

9  gyfe.     Naebbe  ge  gold,  ne   seolfer,  ne  feoh  on  eowrum 

20 


MATHEUS  %. 

bfgyrdlum  ;  ne  codd  on  wege,  ne   twa  tunecan,  ne  gescy,  10 
ne  gyrde  :  sothlice  se  wyrhta  ys  wyrthe  hys  metes.     On  n 
swa  hwylce  burh  oththe  ceastre  swa  ge  in-gath,  acsiath  hwa 
sy  wyrthe  on  thaere  ;  and  wuniath  thaer  oth  ge  ut-gan. 
Thonne  ge  in-gan  sothlice  on  thaet  hus,gretath  hit,  cweth-  12 
ende,  Sy  syb  thysum  huse.     And  gyf  thaet  hus  witodlice  13 
wyrthe  byth,  eower  syb  cymth  ofer  hyt :  gyf  hyt  sothlice 
wyrthe  ne  byth,  eower  syb  byth  to  eow  gecyrred.    And  swa  14 
hwa  swa  eow  ne  underfehth,  ne  eowre  spraeca  ne  gehyrth, 
thonne  ge  ut-gan  of  tham  huse,  oththe  of  thaere  ceastre,  as- 
ceacath  thaet  dust  of  cowrum  fotum.    Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  15 
Acumenulicre  byth  Sodoma-lande  and  Gomorra  on  domes 
dacg,  thonne  thaere  ceastre. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  MANEGRA  MARTYRA  MAESSE- 
DAEG. 

Nu   ic    eow    sende    swa    sceap   gemang   wulfas  :    beoth  16 
eornostlice  gleawe  swa  naeddran,  and  bilwite  swa  culfran. 
Warniath  eow  sothlice  fram  mannum :  hig  syllath  eow  soth-  17 
lice  on  gemotum,  and  swingath  eow  on  hyra  gesomnung- 
um ;  and  ge  beoth  gelaedde  to  demum   and  to  cyningum  is 
for  me,  to  hyra  dome  and  theodum.    Thonne  belaewath  hig  19 
and  syllath  eow,  ne  thence  ge  hu  oththe  hwaet  ge  sprecon  : 
eow  byth  geseald  sothlice  on  thaere  tide  hwaet  ge  sprecon. 
Ne  synt  ge  na  the  thaer  sprecath,  ac  eowres  Faeder  Gast  the  20 
sprycth  on  eow.  Sothlice  brother  sylth  hys  brother  to  dcathe,  21 
and  faeder  his  sunu  :  and  beam  arisath  ongen  magas,  and 
to  deathe  hig  fordoth.     And  ge  beoth  on  hatunge  eallum22 
mannum  for  minum  naman  :  sothlice  se  thurhwunath  oth 
ende,  se  byth  hal.    Thonne  hig  eow  ehtath  on  thysse  by  rig,  23 
fleoth  on  othre  ;  and  thonne  hig  on  thaere  eow  ehtath, fleoth 
on  tha  thryddan :  sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Ne  befarath  ge  Isra- 
helaburga,aerthan  the  mannes  Sunucume.  Nysse  leorning-  24 
cnyht  ofer  hys  lareow,  ne  theow  ofer  hys  hlaford.     Genoh  25 
byth  sothlice  tham  leorning-cnyhte  tliaet  he  sy  swylce  hys 


MATHEUS   X. 

lareow,  and  theow  swylce  hys  hlaford.     Gyf  hig  thaes 
hyredes  faeder  Belzebub  clypedon,  mycle  swythor  hig  eow 

26  clypiath.     Eornostlice  ne  ondraede  ge  hig. 

T1IYS   GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  TO  ANES  CONFESSORES   MAESSE- 
DAEG. 

Nys  sothlice  nan  thing  digle,  thaet  ne  weorthe  geswutelod : 

27  ne  nan  dygle  thing,  thaet  ne  weorthe  geopenod.  Thaet  ic 
eow  secge  on  thystrum,  secgath  hyt  on  lcohte '.  and  thaet 

28  ge  on  care  gehyrath,  bodiath  uppan  hrofum.  And  ne 
ondraede  ge  tha  the  eowerne  lichaman  ofsleath  :  ne  magon 
hig  sothlicc  tha  sawle  ofslean :  ac  ondraedath  ma  thone  the 

29  maeg  sawle  and  lichaman  fordon  on  helle.  Hu  ne  becyp- 
ath  hig  twcgen  spearwan  to  peninge  ?  and  an  of  tham  ne 

so  befylth  on  eorthan,  butan  eowrum  Faeder  :  and  sothlice 

31  ealle  eowres  heafdes  loccas  synt  getealde.     Ne  ondraede 

32  ge  ;  ge  synt  selran  thonne  manega  spearwan.  Aelcne 
eornostlice  the   me  cyth  beforan  mannum,  ic  cythe  hyne 

33  beforan  mi'num  Faeder  the  on  heofenum  ys.  Se  the  me 
withsaecth  beforan  mannum,  and  ic  withsace  hyne  beforan 

34  minum  Faeder  the  on  heofenum  ys.  Ne  wene  ge  thaet  ic 
come  sybbe  on  eorthan  to  sendanne  :  ne  com  ic  sybbe  to 

35  sendanne,  ac  sweord.  Ic  com  sothlice  mann  asyndrian  on- 
gean  hys  faeder,  and  dohtor  ongean  hyre  moder,  and  snore 

36  ongean  hyre  swegre  :  and  mannes  fynd  hys  gehusan. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  TO  ANES  M4RTYrRES  MAESSE- 
DAEGE. 

3-  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Se  the 
lufath  faeder  oththe  modor  ma  thonne  me,  nys  he  me  wyrthe ; 
and  se  the  lufath  sunu  oththe  dohtor  swythur  thonne  me,  nys 

as  he  me  wyrthe  ;  and  se  the  ne  nimth  hys  cwylminge,  and 

39  fylgth  me,  nys  he  me  wyrthe.  Se  the  gemet  hys  sawle, 
se  forspilth  hig  ;  and  se  forspilth  hys  sawle  for  me,  he 

40  gemet  hig.  Se  the  eow  underfehth,  he  underfehth  me  ; 
and  sethe  me  underfehth,  he  underfehth  thone  the  me  sende. 


MATHEUS   XL 

Se  the  underfehth  witegan  on  witegan  naman,  he  onfehth  41 
witegan  mede  ;  and  se  the  underfehth  rihtwisne  on  riht- 
wises  naman,  he  onfehth  rihtwises  mede.     And  swa  hwyle  42 
swa  sylth  anne  drinc  cealdes  waeteres  anuni  thyssa  lytelra 

manna,  on  leorning-cnyhtes  naman,  soth  ic  secge  eow,  ne 
ainyrth  he  hys  mede. 

XI.  And  hyt  waes  geworden,  tha  se  Haelend  thys  geend- 
ude,  hys  twelf  leorning-cnyhtum  bebeodende,  he  for 
tjianon,  thaet  he  laerde  and  bodode  on  heora  burgum. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  TIIAERE  AERRAN  WUCAN  AER  MYDA- 
VVINTRA. 

Tha    Iohannes   on   bendum   gehyrde   Cristes  weorc,  tha  2 
sende  he  to  hym  twegen  hys  leorning-cnyhta,  and  cwaeth  :  3 
Eart  thu  the  to  cumenne  eart  ?  oththe  we  othres  sceolon 
abidan  ?     Se   Haelend  andswarode   and  cwaeth  to  hym  :  4 
Gath  and  cy thath  Iohanne  tha  thing  the  ge  gehyrdon  and  ge- 
sawon  :  blinde  geseoth,  healte  gath,  hreofe  synd  geclaen-  5 
sode,  deafe  gehyrath,  deade  arisath,  thearfan  bodiath  :  and  6 
eadig  ys  se  the  ne  swycath  on  me.   Tha  hig  ut-eodon,  soth-  7 
lice  tha  ongan  se  Haelend  secgan  be  Iohanne,  and  cwaeth 
to  thaere  maenio  :  Hwi   eode  ge  lit  on  westen  geseon  ? 
v.inde   aweged   hreod  ?    oththe  hwi  eode  ge   ut  geseon  ?  & 
mann  hnescum  gyrlum  gescrydne  ?  nu,  tha  the  synd  hnesc- 
ura    gyrlum    gescrydde,    synd    on    cyninga    husum  :    ac  9 
hwaet  code  ge  lit  witegan  geseon  ?    ic  eow  secge,  eac 
maran  thonne  witegan.  Thes  ys  sothlice  be  tham awriten  ys,  10 
Nu  ic  sende  minne  engel  beforan  thine  ansyne,  se  gegearw- 
ath  thinne  weg  beforan  the.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Ne  n 
aras   betwyx   wifa   bearnum,  mara    Iohanna    fulluhtere : 
sothlice  se  the  laessa  ys,  ys  on  heofena  rice  him  mara. 
Sothlice  fram  Iohannes  dagum  fulluhteres  oth  this  heofena  12 
rice  tholath  nead,  and  strece  nimath  thaet.      Sothlice  ealle  13 
witegan   and  ae  witegodon   oth   Iohannes  :    and,   gyf  ge  u 
wyllath  gelyfan,  he  ys  Heli'as  the  to  cumenne  ys.     Se  the  15 


MATHEUS   XI 

ioearan  haebbe  to  gehyranne,  gehyre.  Sothlice  hwam  telle 
ic  thas  cneorysse  gelice  ?  heo  ys  gelic  sitlcndum  cnapun 

17  on  foretige,  tha  hrymath  to  heora  efen-gelicum,  and  cweth- 
ath,  We  sungon  eow,  and  ge  ne  fri'cudun;  we  cwithdun,  and 

is  ge  ne  weopon.  Sothlice  Iohannes  com  ne  etende,  ne 
drino  nde,  and  hig  cwaedon,  He  haefth  deoful-seocnysse. 

wMannes  Sunu  com  etende  and  drincende,  and  hig  cweth- 
ath,  Her  ys  etul-man  and  win-drincende,  manfulra  and 
synfulra  freond.  And  wisdom  ys  gerihtwisod  fram  heora 
bearnum. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  THRY- 
TEOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

20  Tha  ongan  he  hyspan  tha  burga,  on  tham  waeron  gedone 
manega  hys  maegena ;  fortham  the  hig  ne  dydon  daed-bote  : 

21  Wa  the,  Corozaim  !  wa  the,  Bethsaida  !  fortham  gyf  on 
Tyro  and  Sydone  waeron  gedone  tha  maegenu  the  gedone 
synd  on  eow,  gefyrn  hi   dydon  daed-bote   on  haeran  and 

?2  on  axan.     Theah  ic  secge   inc,  Tyro   and   Sydone   byth 

23  forgifenlicor  on  domes  daeg,  thonne  eow.  And  thu,  Ca- 
pharnaum,  cwyst  thu  byst  thu  up-ahafen  oth  heofen,  ac  thu 
nyther-faerst  othhelle ;  fortham  gyf  on  Sodoma-lande  waer- 
on gedone  tha  maegenu,  the  gedone  synd  on  the,  witodlice 

24  hig  wunedon  oth  thysne  daeg.  Theah-hwaethere  ic  secge 
eow,  Thaet  Sodom-wara  lande  byth  forgyfenlicre  on  domes 
daeg,  thonne  the. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  SYXTAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

25  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  andswariende  :  Ic  andette  the,  Driht- 
en  heofenes  and  eorthan,thu  the  behyddest  thas  thing  fram 

cowisum  and  gleawum,  and  onwrige  tha  lytlingum.  Swa 
Faeder  :    fortham  hyt  waes  swa  gecweme   beforan  the. 

27  Ealle  thing  me  synd  gesealde  fram  minum  Faeder  ;  and  nan 
man  ne  can  thone  Sunu,  butan  Faeder  ;  ne  nan  man  ne 
can  thone  Faeder,  butan  Sunu,  and  tham  the  se  Sunu  wyle 


MATHEUS   XII. 

onwreon.    Cumath  to  me  calle  the  swincath  and  gesymede  28 
synd,  and  ic  eow  geblissige.     JNimath  mi'n  geoc  ofer  eow,  20 
and  leorniath  aet  me  ;  fortham  ic  eom  bilwite  and  eadmod 
on  heortan,  and  ge  gemetath  reste  eowrum  sawlum.    Soth-  30 
lice  mi'n  geoc  ys  wynsum,  and  mm  byrthen  ys  leoht. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  EAHTOTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

XII.  Se  Haelend  for  on  reste-daeg  ofer  aeceras ;  sothlice 
hys  leorning-cnyhtas  hingrede,   and  hig  ongunnon  pluc 
cian  tha  ear  and  etan.    Sothlice  tha  tha  sundor-halgan  thaet  2 
gesawon,  hi  cwaedon  to  him  :  Nu  thine  leorning-cnyhtas 
doth  thaet  him  alyfed  nys  reste-dagum  to  donne.     And  he  3 
cwaeth  to  hym  :  Ne  raedde  ge  hwaet  Dauid  dyde  tha  hyne 
hingrede,  and  tha  the  mid  hym  waeron  ?  hu  he  in-eode  on  4 
Godes  hus,  and  aet  tha  offring-hlafas,  the  naeron  hym  alyf- 
ede  to  etanne,  ne  tham  the  mid  hym  waeron,  buton  tham 
sacerdum  anum  ?     Oththe  ne  raedde  ge  on  thaere  a'e,  tha'et  5 
tha  sacerdas  on  reste-dagum  on  tham  temple  gewemmath 
thone  reste-daeg,  and  synd  butan  leahtre  ?  Ic  secge  sothlice  6 
eow,  Thaet  thes  ys  maerra  thonne  thaet  tempi.  Gyf  ge  soth-  7 
lice  wiston  hwaet  ys,  Ic  wylle  mild-heortnysse,  and  na  on- 
saegdnysse,  ne  genythrade  ge  aefre  unscyldige.     Sothlice  s 
mannes  Sunu  ys  eac  reste-daeges  Hlaford.    Tha  se  Haelend  9 
thanun  for,  he   com  into  heora  gesomnunge  ;  tha  waes  10 
thaer  an  man  se  haefde  forscruncene  hand.     And  hig  acso- 
don  hyne,  thus  cwethende  :  Ys  hyt  alyfed  to  haelanne  on 
reste-dagum  ?    thaet  hig  wrehton  hyne.     He  saede  hym  11 
sothlice  :  Hwylc  man  ys  of  eow,  the  haebbe  an  sceap  and 
gyf  thaet  afylth  reste-dagum  on  pytt,  hu  ne  nymth  he  thaet, 
and    hefth    hyt  up  ?  witodlice  micle  ma  man   ys    sceape  12 
betera  ;  witodlice    hyt  ys   alyfed  on  reste-dagum    wel  to 
donne.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  men:  Athene  thine  hand.  And  13 
he  hi  athenede ;  and  heo  waes  hal  geworden,  swa  seo  other. 

86     *  3 


MATHEUS   XII. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  TIIAERE  XIIII  VVUCAN 
OFER  PExNTECOSTEN. 

14  Tha  sundor-halgan  eodon  tha  lit  sothlice,  and  worhton 
is  getheaht  ongen  hyne,  hu  hig  hyne  forspyldon.     Se  Hael- 

cnd  sothlice  thaet  wiste,  and  ferde  thanon  :  and  hym  fylig- 
i6  don  niyccl  maenigeo,  and  he  haelde  hig  ealle  ;  and  bebead 
17  hym,  thaet  hig  hyt  nanum  men  ne  sa'edon  :  thaet  waere 

gefylled  thaet  the  gecwedenwaes  thurh  Ysaiam  thone  wite- 
is  gan,  thus  cwethende  :  Her  ys  mm  cnapa,  thone  ic  geceas  ; 

min  gecorena,  on  tham  wel  geh'code  minre  sawle  :  ic  asette 
19  minne  gast  ofer  hyne,  and  dom  he  bodath  Thcodum.  Ne  flit 

he,  ne  he  ne  hrymth  ;  ne  nan  man  ne  gehyrth  hys  stemne 
so  on  straetum.      Tocwysed  hreod  he  ne  forbrytt,  and  smeoc- 

ende  flex  he  ne   adwaescth,  aertham  the  he  awurpe  dom 

21  to  sige.     And  on  hys  naman  Theoda  gehyhtath. 

TI1YS   SCEAL  ON  THONE  THRYDDAN  SUNNAN-DAEG   INNAN 
LENCTEN. 

22  Tha  waes  hym  broht  an  deofol-seoc  man,  se  waes  blind 
and  dumb  :  and  he  hyne  haelde,  swa  thaet  he  spraec  and 

23geseah.     And  tha  maenigeo  ealle  wundredon,  and  cwaed- 

24  on  :  Cwethe  we  ys  thcs  Dauides  sunu  ?  Sothlice  tha  tha 
sundor-halgan  this  gehyrdon,  tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Ne  adrifth 

25  thes  deoflu  lit,  buton  thurh  Belzebub  deofla  ealdre.  Se 
Haelend  sothlice  wiste  heora  gethancas,  and  cwaeth  to  hym : 
Aelc  rice,  the  byth  twy-raede  on  him  sylfum,  byth  toworp- 
en ;  and  aelc  ceaster  oththe  hus,  the  byth  witherweard  ongen 

26  hyt  sylf,  hyt  ne  stent.  And  gif  se  deofol  adrifth  ut  thone 
deofol,  hig  beoth  todaelede  ;  hu  maeg  thonne  his  rice  stand- 

27  an  ?  And  gif  ic  thurh  Belzebub  adrife  ut  deofla,  thurh 
hwaene  adrifath  eowre   beam  ?  fortham   hig  sylfe  beoth 

as  eowre  deman.     Gif  ic  sothlice  on  Godes  gaste  awurpe 

29  deoflu,  witodlice  on  eow  becymth  Godes  rice.     Oththe  hu 

maeg    man    in-gan   on  stranges  hus,   and    hys  fata  hyne 

bereafian,  buton  he  gebinde   aerest  thone   strangan,  and 

thonne  hys  hus  bereafige  ? 


MATHEUS    Xll. 

THYS  SCEAL  OX   WODNES  DAE6,  ON  THAERE  TWELFTAN 
W  ITCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Se  the  nys  mid  me,  he  is  ongen  me  ;  and  se  the  ne  ga-  30 
derath  mid  me,  he  towyrpth.     Fortham  ic  secge  eow,  Aelc  si 
syn  and  bysmor-spraec   byth  f orgy  fen  mannum  :  sothlice 
thaes  Halgan  Gastes  bysmor-spraec  ne  byth  forgyfen.   And  32 
swa  hwylc  swa  cwyth  word  ongen  mannes  Sunu,  him  byth 
forgyfen :  se  the  sothlice  cwyth  ongen  Haligne  Gast,  ne  byth 
hyt  hym  forgyfen,  ne  on  thisse  worulde,  ne  on  thaere  to- 
weardan.     Oththe  wyrceath  god  treow,  and  hys  waestni3? 
godne;  oththe  wyrceath  yfel  treow,  and  hys  waestm  yfelne : 
witodlice  be  tham  waestme  byth  thaet  treow  oncnawen.  La  3-1 
ge  naedrena  cyn,  hii   magon  ge  god  sprecan,  thonne  ge 
synd  yfele  ?  sothlice  of  thaere  heortan  willan  se  muth  spycth. 
God  man  sothlice  of  godum  gold-horde  bringth  god  forth  :  33 
and   yfel  man   of  yfelum  gold-horde    bringth  yfel  forth. 
Sothlice  ic  secge  aow,  Thaet  aelc  idel  word  the  men  spree-  36 
ath,  hig  agyldath  gescead  be  tham  on  domes-daege.  Sothlice  37 
of  thinum  wordum  thu  byst  gerihtwisod,  and  of  thinum 
wordum  thu  byst  genytherod. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FORMAN   LENCTEN- 
WUCAN. 

Tha  andswaredon  hym  sume  tha  boceras  and  tha  sunder-  38 
halgan,  thus  cwethende  :  Lareow,  we  wyllath  sum  tacn  of 
the  geseon.      He    andswarode  hym,   and  cwaeth  :    Yfel  39 
cneorys  and  forliger  secth  tacn  ;  and  hyre   ne   byth  nan 
tacn  geseald,  butan  Ionas  tacn  thaes  witegan  :  witodlice  40 
swa  swa  Ionas  waes  on  thaes  hwaeles  innothe  thry  dagas 
and  tlireo  niht,  swa  byth  mannes  Sunu  on  eorthan  heortan 
thry  dagas  and  threo  niht.     Niniuetisce  weras  ari'sath  on  41 
dome  mid  thysse  cneorysse,  and  hig  genytheriathhig :  forth- 
am the  hig  dydon  daed-bote  on  Ionas  bodunge  ;  and  thes  ys 
mare  thonne  Ionas.     Suth-daeles  cwen  arist  on  dome  mid  42 
thysse  cneorysse,  and  heo  genytherath  hig :  fortham  the  heo 


MATHEUS   XIII. 

com   fram   lancles    gema'erum    to   gehyranne    Salomones 

43 wisdom;  and  thes  ys  mara  thonne  Salomon.  Sothlice 
thonne  se  unclaena  gast  ut-faerth  fram  men,  he  gaeth  geond 

44  drige  stowa,  secende  reste,  and  he  ne  gemet.  Thonne 
cwyth  he,  It  gecyrre  on  min  hus  thanon  ic  ut-eode  ;  and 
cumende,  he  gemet   hyt   aemtig,  geclaensod    mid  bese- 

S  mum,  ami  gefraetwod.  Thonne  gaeth  he,  and  hym  to 
genimth  seofun  othfe  gastas  wyrsan  thonne  he,  and  in-gang- 
ende  hig  eardiath  thaer ;  and  thonne  weorthath  thaes  mann- 
es  ytemestan  wyrsan  thonne  tha  aerran :  and  swa  byth  thysse 

rewyrrestan  cneorysse.  Tha  he  thas  thing  tha  gyt  spaec  to 
tham  maeneffum,  tha  stod  his  moder  and  his  o-ebrothra  thaer 

S  7     •  •  O  •  •  •  • 

«  ute,  secende  spaecan  to  hym.     Sothlice  tha  cwaeth  sum  to 

hym  :  Witodlice  thin  moder  and  thine  gebrothra  standath 
43  her  lite,  the  secende.     And  he  andswarode  hym  secgend- 

um,  and  cwaeth  :  Hwylc  is  mm  moder  ?  and  hwylce  synd 
49  mine  gebrothra  ?  And  he  athenede  his  hand  on  his  leorn- 
5c  ing-cnyhtas,    and    cwaeth  :     Witodlice    swa    hwylc    swa 

wyrcth  mines  Faeder  willan  the  on  heofenan  ys,  he  ysmin 

brother,  and  min  swuster,  and  moder. 

XIII.  On   tham  daege,  tham   Haelende  ut-gangendum 

2  of  huse,  he  saet  with  tha  sa'e  ;  and  mycle  maenio  waeron 
gesamnode  to  hym,  swa  thaet  he  eode  on  scip,  and  thaer 

3  saet ;  and  eall  seo  maenio  stod  on  tham  warothe.  And  he 
spraec  to  hym  fela  on  bigspellum,  cwethende  :  Sothlice, 

4  ut-eode  se  saedere  hys  saed  to  sawenne  :  and  tha  tha  he 
seow,  sume  hig  feollon  with  weg,  and  fuglas  comon  and 

sa'eton  tha:  sothlice  sume  feollon  on  staenihte,  thaer  hyt 
naefde  mycle  eorthan,  and  hraedlice  up-sprungon,  fortham 

cthe  hig  naefdon  thaere  eorthan  dypan  :  sothlice,  up-sprung- 
enre    sunnan,   hig    adruwedon    and    forscruncon,  fortham 

7  the  hig  naefdon  wyrtrum  :  sothlice  sume  feollon  on  thornas, 

b  and  tha  thornas  weoxon  and  forthrysmodon  tha  :  sume 
sothlice  feollon  on  gode  eorthan,  and  sealdon  waestm,  sum 


MATHEUS   XIIL 

lundfealdne,    sum     Syxtigfealdne,    sum     thrittigfealdne. 

Se  the  haebbe  earan  to  gehyranne,  gehyre.     And  tha  ge-  9 

nealaehton  his  leorning-cnyhtas,   and   cwaedon  to  hym  :  10 

For  hwig  spry  est  thu  to  hym  mid  bigspellum  ?     Tha  and-  11 

swarode  he  hym  :  Fortham  the  eow  ys  geseald  to  witanne 

heofena  rices  gerynu,  and  hym  nys  na  geseald.     Sothlice  12 

tham  the  haefth,  hym  byth  geseald,  and  he  haefth :  sothlice  se 

the  naefth,  and  thaet  the  he  haefth  hym  byth  aetbroden. 

Fortham  ic  sprece  to  hym  mid  bigspellum ;  fortham  the  16-  13 

ciende  hig  ne  geseoth,  and  gehyrende  hig  ne  gehyrath,  ne  ne 

ongytath  ;  thaet  on  hym  sy  gefylled  Esaias  witegung,  Of  ge-  11 

hyrnesse  ge  gehyrath,  and  ge  ne  ongytath  ;  and  lociende  ge 

geseoth,  and  ge  ne  geseoth.    Sothlice  thises  folces  heorte  ys  15 

ahyrd,  and  hig  hefelice  mid  earum  gehyrdon,and  hyra  eagan 

beclysdon,  thy-laes  hig  aefre  mid  eagum  geseon,  and  mid 

earum  gehyron,  and  mit  heortan  ongyton,  and  syn  gecyr- 

rede,  and  ic  hig  gehaele.    Sothlice  eadige  synd  eowre  eagan,  16 

fortham  the  hig  geseoth  ;  and  eowre  earan,  fortham  the  hig 

gehyrath  :  sothlice  on  eornost  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  manega  17 

witegan  and  rihtwise  gewilnedon  tha  thing  to  geseonne  the 

ge  geseoth,  and  hig  ne  gesawon  ;  and  to  gehyranne  tha 

thing  the  ge  gehyrath,  and  hig  ne  gehyrdon.  Gehyre  ge  soth-  is 

lice  thaes  sawendan  bigspel.     Aelc  thaera  the  Godes  word  19 

gehyrth,  and  ne  ongyt,  thonne  cymth  deoful,  and  bereafath 

thaet  on  hys  heortan  asawen  ys.  Thaet  is  se  the  with  thone 

weg  asawen  ys.    Sothlice  se  the  ofer  thone  stan  asawen  ys,  20 

thaet  ys  se  the  thaet  Godes  word  gehyrth ,  and  hraedlice  thaet 

■  aid  blisse  onfehth  :  sothlice  hyt  naefth  thone  wyrtrum  on  21 

nim,  ac   is   hwilwendlic  :    gewordenre  gedrefednesse  and 

ehtnesse  for  tham  worde,  hraedlice  hig  beoth  geuntreow- 

sode.    Sothlice  thaet  the  asawen  ys  on  thornum,  thaet  ys  se  22 

the  thaet  word  gehyrth ;  and  thonne  geornfulnes  thysse  weo- 

rulde,  and   leasung  thyssa  woruld-welena,  forthrysmiath 

thaet  word,  and  hit  is  butan  waestme  geworden.     Sothlice  23 
29  3* 


MATHEUS   XIII. 

thaet  the  asawen  waes  on  thaet  gode  land,  thaet  ys  se  the 
thaet  word  gehyrth,  and  ongyt,  and  thone  waestm  bringth, 
and  thonne  deth  sum  hundfealdne,  sum  sixtigfealdne,  sum 

wthrittigfealdne.  He  rehte  hym  tha  other  bigspel,  and  thus 
cwaeth :  Heofena  rice  ys  geworden  tham  men  gelic  the  seow 

25  god  saed  on  hys  aecere :  sothlice  tha  tha  men  slepon,  tha  com 
his  feonda  sum  and  oferseow  hit  mid  coccele  on  middan 

20  tham  hwaete,  and  ferde  thanon.  Sothlice  tha  seowyrt  weox, 

27  and  thone  waestm  brohte,  tha  aeteowde  se  coccel  hine.  Tha 
eodon  thaes  hlafordes  theowas,  and  cwaedon  :  Hlaford,  hu 
ne  seowe  thu  god  saed  on  thinum  aecere  ?  hwanon  haefde 

as  he  coccel  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Thaet  dyde  unhold-man.  Tha 
cwaedon  tha  theowas  :  Wylt  thu  we  gath  and  gadriath  hig  ? 

29  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Nese  ;  thy-laes  ge  thone  hwaete  awurtwa- 

30  lion,  thonne  ge  thone  coccel  gadriath :  laetath  aegther  weax- 
an  oth  rip-timan  ;  and  on  tham  rip-timan  ic  secge  tham  ripe- 
rum,  Gadriath  aerest  thone  coccel,  and  bindath  sceaf- 
maelum  to  forbaernenne  :  and  gadriath  thone  hwaete  into 

3i  minum  berne.  He  rehte  hym  tha  gyt  other  bigspel,  thus 
cwethende  :    Heofena   rice    ys   geworden   gelic    senepes 

32  corne,  thaet  seow  se  man  on  his  aecere :  thaet  ys  ealra  saeda 
laest :  sothlice  thonne  hit  wyxth,  hit  ys  ealra  wyrta  maest, 
and  hit  wyrth  treow,  swa  thaet  heofn-fuglas  cumath  and 

33  eardiath  on  his  bogum.  He  spraec  to  hym  other  bigspel, 
and  thus  cwaeth  :  Heofena  rice  ys  gelic  tham  beorman, 
thone  thaet  wif  onfeng  and  behydde  on  thrym  gemetum 

34  melewes,  oth  he  waes  eall  ahafen.  Ealle  thas  thing  se  Hael- 
end  spraec  mid  bigspellum   to  tham  weredum  ;  and  nan 

35  thing  ne  spraec  he  butan  bigspellum  ;  thaet  waere  gefylled 
thaes  witegan  cwyde,  Ic  ontyne  minne  muth  mid  big- 
spellum ;    ic  bodige   digolnessa    fram    middan-eardes  ge- 

36  setednesse.  He  forlet  tha  tha  maenio,  and  com  to  his 
inne,  and  tha  genealaehton  to  him  his  leorning-cnyhtas, 
and  cwaedon  :  Arece  us  thaet  bigspel  thaes  hwaetes  and 


MATHEUS   XIII. 

thaes  cocceles.  Tha  andswarode  he  hym :  Se  the  seow  thaet  37 
gode  sa'ed,  se  ys  mannes  Sunu  ;  sothlice  se  aecer  ys  thes  38 
middan-geard ;  thaet  gode  sa'ed  thaet  synd  thaes  heofenlican 
rices  beam  ;  se  coccel  synd  sothlice  tha  manfullan  beam  ; 
se  unholda-man,  se  the  thone  coccel  seow,  thaet  is  deoful ;  39 
sothlice  thaet  rip  ys  worulde  endung  ;  tha  riperas  synd 
englas.    Eomostlice  swa  swa  se  coccel  byth  gegaderod  and  40 
mid  fyre  forba'erned,  swa  byth  on  worulde  endunge.  Mannes  « 
Sunu  sent  lvys  englas,  and  hig  gadriath  of  his  rice  ealle 
gedrefednesse,  and  tha  the  unrihtwisnesse  wyrceath  ;  and  42 
asendath  hig  on  fyres  ofen,  thaer  byth  wop  and  totha  grist- 
bitung.     Thonne  scinath  tha  rihtwisan  swa  swa  sunne  on  43 
hyra  Faeder  rice.  Gehyre, se  the  earan  to gehyranne haefth. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  S~  AGNAN  MAESSAN. 

Heofena  rice  ys    gelic  gehyddum   gold-horde    on  tham  44 
aecere  ;  thone  behyt  se  man  the  hine  fint,  and  for  his 
blisse  gaeth  and  sylth  eall  thaet  he  ah,  and  gebigth  thone 
aecer.     Eft  ys  heofena  rice  gelic  tham  mangere,  the  sohte  45 
thaet  gode  mere-grot :  tha  he  funde  thaet  an  deorwyrthe  46 
mere-grot,  tha  eode  he  and  sealde  eall  thaet  he  ahte,  and 
bohte  thaet  mere  grot.     Eft  ys  heofena  rice  gelic  asendum  47 
nette  on  tha  sa'e,  and  of  aelcum  fisc-cynne  gadrigendum :  tha  48 
hig  tha  thaet  nett  upp-atugon,  and  saeton  be  tham  strande, 
tha  gecuron  hig  tha  godan  on  hyra  fatu,  tl>a  yfelan  hig 
awurpon  lit.     Swa  byth  on  thysse  worulde  endunge  :  tha  49 
englas  farath,and  asyndriaththa  yfelan  of  thaera  godra  mid- 
lene,  and  awurpath  hig  on  thaes  fyres  ofen,  thaer  byth  wop  so 
and  totha  gristbitung.     Ongyte  ge  ealle  thas  thing  ?    Tha  51 
cwaedon  hig  :  Witodlice  we  hig  ongytath.     Tha  saede  he  52 
hym  :  Fortham  ys  aelc  gelaered  bocere  on  heofenan  rice 
gelic  tham  hyredes  ealdre,  the  forth-bringth  of  his  gold- 
horde  ni'we  thing  and  ealde.     And  hit  waes  geworden,  tha  53 
se  Haelend  geendode  thas  bigspel,  tha  ferde  he  thanone. 
And  tha  he  com  to  his  earde,  he  laerde  hig  on  hyra  ge-  64 
si 


MATHEUS   XIV. 

samnungum,  swa  thaet  big   wundredon,   and  cwaedot 

55  Hwanon  ys  thysum  thes  wisdom,  and  this  maegen  ?    Wil 
odlice  thes  ys  smithes  sunu  ;  hu  ne  hatte  hys  modor  Maria, 
and  his  brothru,  Iacob,  and  Ioseph,  and  Simon,  and  Iudas  ? 

56  and  hii  ne  synd  ealle  hys  swustra  mid  us  ?  hwanon  synd 

57  thysum  ealle  thas  thing  ?  And  hig  waeron  geuntreowsode 
on  hym.  Tha  sothlice  saede  se  Haelend  hym  :  Nys  nan 
witega  butan   wurthscype,  buton   on   hys   earde,   and   on 

58  hys  huse.  And  he  ne  worhte  thaer  manega  maegena,  for 
heora  ungeleaffulnysse. 

XIV.  On  thaere  tide  gehyrde  Herodes,  se  feorthan-daeles 

2  rica,  thaes  Haelendes  hlisan  :  and  tha  saede  he  hys  cnyht- 
um:  Thes  ys  Iohannes  se  Fulluhtere,  the  ic  beheafdode ; 
he  aras  of  deathe,  and  forthan  synd  thas  wundru  gefremode 

3  on  hym.  Sothlice  Herodes  nam  Iohannem,  and  geband 
hyne,  and  sette   on  cwertern,  for  tham  wife  Herodiaden 

4  Philippes  hys  brother.     Iohannes  hym  saede  :  Nys  the 
salyfed  hig  to  wife  to  habbanne.      And  tha  he  hyne  ofslean 

wolde,  he  adred  hym  thaet  folc,  fortham  the  hig  haefdon 

6  hyne  for  aenne  witegan.  Tha  on  Herodes  gebyrd-daege, 
tumbude  thaere   Herodiadiscan  dohter  beforan  hym,  and 

7  hyt  h'code  Herode.  Tha  behet  he  mid  athe,  hyre  to  syllanne 

8  swa  hwaet  swa  heo  hyne  baede.  Tha  cwaeth  heo,  fram 
hyre  meder  gemyngod  :  Syle  me  on  anum  disce,  Iohan- 

9  nes  heafod,  thaes  Fulluhteres.     Tha  waes  se  cyning  geun- 

10  rotsud  for  tham  athe,  and  for  tham  the  him  saeton  mid  ;  and 
he  asende  tha,  and  beheafdode  Iohannem  on  tham  cwert- 

n  erne.  And  man  brohte  tha  hys  heafod  on  anum  disce, 
and  sealde  tham  maedene  ;  and  thaet  maeden  hyre  meder , 

12  And  tha  genealaehton  hys  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  namon 
hys    lichaman,    and    bebyrgdon    hyne,    and    comon    and 

13  cyddon  hyt  tham  Haelende.  Tha  se  Haelend  thaet  gehyrde, 
tha  ferde  he  thanon  on-sundron,  on  anum  scype :  and 
tfta  tha  gangendan  maenigeo  thaet  gehyrdon,  hig  fyligdon 

32 


MATHEUS   XIV 

nym  of  tham  burgum.    And  tha  he  thanon  ferde,he  geseah  14 
mycele  maenigu,  and  he  hym  gemyltsode,  and  gehaelde 
tha  untruman.     Sothlice  tha  hyt  waes  aefen  geworden,  hym  15 
to  genealaehton  his   leorning-cnyhtas,  and  him  to  cwaed- 
on  :  Theos  stow  ys  weste,  and  tima  is  forth-agan  :  forlaet 
thas  maenegeo,  thaet  hig  faron  into  thas  burga,  and  hym  mete 
bicgan.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym :  Nabbath  hig  neode  16 
to  faranne  ;  sylle   ge   hym  etan.     Tha  andswaredon  hig  :  17 
We  nabbath  her  buton  fif  hlafas,  and  twegen  fixas.     Tha  is 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Bringath  me  hider  tha.     And  tha  he  19 
het  tha  maenegeo  ofer  thaet  gaers  hig  sittan,  and  he  nam 
tha  fif  hlafas,  and  twegen  fixas,  and  beseah  on  thone  heof- 
on,   and    bletsigende    braec    tha    hlafas,    and    sealde    hys 
leoming-cnyhtum,  and  hig  tham  folce  :  and  hig  a'eton  ealle,  20 
and  waeron  gefyllede :  and  hig  namon  tha  lafa,  twelfwiliari 
Tulle  thaera  brytsena.     Sothlice  thaera  etendra  getael  waes  21 
fif  thusend  wera,  butan  wi'fum  and  cildum. 

THYS  GODSPEL   SCEAL   IN   OCTABAS  PETRI  ET  PAULI. 

And  tha  sona  het  se    Haelend  his  leorning-cnyhtas    on  22 
scyp  astigan,  and  to-foran  him  faran  ofer  thone  muthan, 
oth  thaet  he  tha  maenegu  forlete.    And  tha  he  hig  forlaeten  23 
haefde,  he  eode  on  thone  munt,  and  hyne  thaer  ana  gebaed. 
Sothlice  tha  hyt  aefen  waes,  he  waes  ana  thaer.    Witodlice  24 
waes  thaet  scyp  of  tham  ythum  totorfod  ;  fortham  the  hyt 
waes  Strang  wind.  Tha  com  se  Haelend  ymbe  thone  feorthan  2.5 
han-cred  to  hym,  ofer  tha  sa'e  gangende.    Tha  hig  gesawon  26 
thaet,  hig  wurdon   gedrefede,  and  for  tham  ege  clypo- 
don,  and  cwaedon  thus  :  Sothlice  hyt  ys  scinlac.     Tha  27 
spraec  se  Haelend,  and  cwaeth  :  Habbath  geleafan  ;  ic  hyt 
eom,nellen  ge  eow  ondraedan.  Tha  andswarode  him  Petrus,  23 
and  cwaeth  :  Dryhten,  gyf  thu  hyt  eart,  hat  me  cuman  to 
the  ofer  thas  wacteru.  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Cum  to  me.    Tha  29 
eode  Petrus  of  tham  scype,  ofer  thaet  waeter,  thaet  he  to 
tham  Haelende  come.  Tha  he  geseah  thone  strangan  wind,  30 


MATHEUS   XV. 

he  him  ondred  :  tha  he  wearth  gedofen,  he  cwaeth :  Dryht- 
31  en,  gedo  me  halne.  And  tha  hraedlice  he  gefengc  hyne,  and 
33  thus  cwaeth :  La  lytles  geleafan,  hwi  tweonedest  thu  ?  And 

33  tha  hi  waeron  on  tham  scype,  geswac  se  wind.     Sothlice 
tha  the  on  tham  scype  waeron  comon,and  to  him  gehaedon, 

34  and  thus  cwaedon  :  Sothlice  thu  eart  Godes  Sunu.     And 
tha  hig  ofer-seglodon,  hig  comon  on  thaet  land  Genesa- 

8*feth.     And  tha  thaet  folc  hyne  gecneow,  hig  sendongeond 
36  eall  thaet  land,  and   brohton  to  hym  ealle  untrume  ;  and 
hyne  baedon,  thaet  hig  huru-thinga  his  reafes  fnaed  aethrin- 
on  :  and  swa  hwylce  hys  aethrinon  wurdon  hale. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  OX   TIIONE  THRYDDAN  WODNES-DAEG 
INNAN  LENCTEN. 

XV.  Tha  comon  to  hym  fram  Hiemsalem  tha  boceras 
2  and  Fariseisce,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwi  forgymath  thine  leorn- 

ing-cnyhtas  ure  yldrena  lage  ?  ne  thweath  hig  hyra  handa 
3thonne  hig  mete  thicgath.     Tha  andswarode  he  hym,  and 

cwaeth  :  Hwi  forgyme  ge  Godes  bebod  for  eowre  lage  ? 
4  Witodlice  God  cwaeth,  Weortha  thinne  faeder  and  modor : 

and  Se  the  wyrgth  hys  faeder  and  modor,  swelte  se  deathe. 
a  Sothlice  ge  cwethath,  Swa  hwylc  swa  segth  hys  faeder  and 
e  meder,  Swa  hwylc  lac  swa  of  me  ys  fremath  the  ;  and  ne 

weorthiath  faeder  and  modor  :  and  ge  for  naht  dydon 
'  Godes  bebod  for  eowre  lage.  La  liceteras  !  wel  be  eow 
s  witegode  Isaias  se  witega,  tha  he  cwaeth,  This  folc  me  mid 

welcrum  weorthath,  and  hyra  heorte  ys  feor  fram  me  ; 
3butan  intingan  hig  me  weorthiath,  and  laerath  manna  lara. 
io  And  he  tha,  tham  maeriegum  togaedere  geclypedum,  thus 
ii  cwaeth  :  Gehyrath  and  ongytath,  Ne  besmit  thone  mann 

thaet  on  hys  muth  gaeth ;  ac  hyne  besmit,  thaet  of  hys  muthe 

12  gaeth.  Tha  genealaehton  hys  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  cwaed- 
on :  Wast  thu  thaet  tha  Fariseiscan  synd  gedrefede,  thysum 

13  worde  gehyredum  ?    Tha' andswarode  he  hym  :  Aelc  plant- 
ung,  the  mi'n  heofenlica  Faeder  ne  plantode,  byth  awurtwal- 


MATHEUS   XV. 

od.  Laetath  hig,  hig  synd  blinde,  and  blindra  latteowas.  Se  14 
blinda,  gyf  he   blindne  laet,  hig  feallath  begen  on  aenne 
pytt.    Tha  andswarode  him  Petrus,  and  cwaeth  :  Arece  us  15 
thys  bigspel.     Tha  andswarode  he  him:  And  synd  ge  gyt  16 
butan  andgyte  ?  Ne  ongyte  ge  thaet  eall  thaet  on  thone  muth  » 
gaeth,  gaeth  on  tha  wambe,  and  byth  on  forthgang  asend  ? 
Sothlice  tha  thins;  the  of  tham  muthe  °ath  cumath  of  thaere  is 
heortan,  and  tha  besmitath  thone  mann.    Of  thaere  heortan  19 
cumath  yfele  gethancas,  mann-slyhtas,  unriht-haemedu,for- 
ligru,  stala,  lease  gewitnyssa,  tacllice  word  :  this  synd  tha  20 
thing  the  thone  mann  besmitath  :  ne  besmit  thone  mann, 
theah  he  until  wogenum  handum  ete. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THONE  FORMAN  THUNRES-DAEG 
INNAN  LEXCTEX. 

And  tha  ferde  se  Haelend  thanon,  on  Tyrisce  and  Sydo-21 
nisce  endas.    And  efne,  tha  of  tham  Chananeiscum  gemaer-  22 
um  clypode  sum  wif,  and  cwaeth  :  Dryhten,  Dauides  sunu, 
gemiltsa  me  ;    mm  dohter  ys  yfele  mid  deofle  gedreht. 
Tha  ne  geandswarode  he  hyre.  Tha  genealaehton  his  leorn-  23 
ing-cnyhtas,  and  him  to  cwaedon :  Forlaet  hig ;  fortham 
heo  clypath  efter  us.     Tha  andswarode  he:  Ne  eomic24 
asend,  buton  to  tham  sceapum  the  forwurdon  of  Israhela 
huse.     Tha  com  heo,  and  hig  to  him  gebaed,  and  thus  25 
cwaeth  :  Drihten,  gefylst  me.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Nys  hit  na  26 
god  thaet  nam  nime  bearna  hlaf,  and  hundum  wyipe.     Tha  27 
cwaeth  heo  :  Dryhten  thaet  ys  soth  ;  witodlice  tha  hwelpas 
etath  of  tham  crumumthe  of  heora  hlaforda  beodum  feallath. 
Tha  andswarode  Dryhten   hyre:  Eala  thu  wif,  mycel  ys  28 
thin  geleafa  :  geweorthe  the  eal-swa  thu  wylle.   And  tha  of 
thaere  tide  waes  hyre  dohter  hal  geworden.    Tha  se  Hael-  29 
end  thanon  ferde,  eft  he  com  with  tha  Galileiscan  sa'e;  and 
astah  on  thone  munt,  and  thaer  saet.   Tha  genealaehton  hym  30 
to  mycele  maenegu,  mid  hym  haebbende  manega  healte, 
and  blinde,  and  wanhale,  and  manega  othre,  and  aledon 


MATHEUS   XVI. 

31  to  hys  fotum ;  and  he  gehaelde  tha :  swa  thaet  tha  maenegu 
wundredon,  geseonde  dumbe  specende,  healte  gangende, 
blinde  geseonde  :  and  big  maersodon  Israhela  God. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  TIIAERE  EAHTOTKAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

32  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  togaedere  gcclypodum  hys  leorn- 
ing-cnyhtum :  Thysse  maenigu  ic  gemiltsige,  fortham  hig 
tliry  dagas  mid  me  wunedon,  and  hig  nabbath  hwaet 
hig  eton  :  and  ic  hig  nelle  faestende  forlaetan,  thy-laes  hig 

33  on  wege  geteorian.  Tha  cwaedon  hys  leorning-cnihtas  : 
Hwar  nime  we  swa  fela  hlafa  on  thys  westene,  thaet  we 

34  gefyllan  swa  mycele  maenigu  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hu  fela 
hlafa  habbe   ge  ?     Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Seofon,  and  feawa 

35  fixa.     And  he  bebead  tha  thaet  seo  maenigu  saete  ofer 

36  thaere  eorthan  :  and  he  nam  tha  tha  seofon  hlafas  and  tha 
fixas,  and  braec,   and  sealde  hys  leorning-cnyhtum,  and 

37  hig  sealdon  tham  folce.  And  hig  aeton  ealle,  and  waeron 
gefyllede  :  and  thaet  to  ldfe  waes  of  tham  gebrote  hig  nam- 

38  on  seofon  wilian  fullc.     Witodlice  tha  thaer  aeton  waeron 
39feower  thusend  manna,  butan  cildum  and  wifum.      And 

he  forlet  tha  tha  maenigu,  and  eode  on  scyp,  and  com  on 
tha  endas  Magedon. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG.  ON  THAERE  EAHTOTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

XVI.   And  tha  genealaehton   hym  to   Farisei  and  Sa- 
ducei,  and  hyne  costedon,  and  baedon  thaet  he  hym  sum 

2  tacen  of  heofena  aetywde.  Tha  andswarode  he  hym,  and 
cwaeth  :  On  aefcn  ge  cwethath,  To-morgen  hyt  byth  smylte 

3  weder,  thes  heofen  ys  read.  And  on  morgen  ge  cwethath, 
To-daeg  hyt  byth  hreoh  weder,  theos  lyft  scinth  unweder- 
lice.     Nu  cunne  ge   to-cnawan  heofenes   hiw  ;  witodlice 

4  ge  ne  magon  witan  thaera  ti'da  tacnu  ?  Seo  yfele  cneorys 
and  unriht-haemende  tacen  secth,  and  hyre  ne  byth  ge- 
seald,  buton  Ionas  tacen  thaes  witegan.     And  hymforlaet- 


MATHEUS    XVI. 

enum,  ho  ferde.     And   tha  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  comon  s 
ofer  tli  one  muthan,  lug  forgeaton  thaet  hig  hlafas  namon  : 
and  tha  saede  he  :  Gymath  and  warniath  tram  beorman  Fa-  6 
riseorum  and  Saduceorum.    Tha  thohton  hig  betweox  hym,  7 
and  cwaedon  :  Namon  we  hlafas  mid  us  ?    Tha  se  Haelend  8 
wiste  heora  gethancas,he  cwaeth  to  hym :  Hwaet  thence  ge 
betweox  eow,  lytles  geleafan,  thaet  ge  hlafas  nabbath?  Ne  9 
understande  ge  gyt,  ne  ge  ne  gethencath  thaere  fif  hlafa, 
and  fif  thusend  manna,  and  hu  fela  wilegena  ge  namon  ? 
ne  thaera  seofon  hlafa,  and  feower  thusend  manna,  and  10 
hu   fela  wilegena  ge    namon  ?     Hwi    ne   ongyte    ge    gyt  11 
thaet  ic  ne  saede  be  hlafe,  Warniath  fram  tham  beorman 
Fariseorum   and   Saduceorum  ?     Tha  ongeaton  hig  thaet  12 
he  ne  saede,  Warniath  fram  hlafa  beorman,  ac  fram  lare 
Fariseorum  and  Saduceorum. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  OX  PETRES  MAESSE-DAEG. 

Witodlice  tha  com  se   Haelend   on  tha  daelas   Cesareae  13 
Philippi,  and  acsode  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  :  Hwaene  sec- 
gath  men  thaet  sy  mannes  Sunu ?  Tha  cwaedon  hig:  Sume  u 
Johannem  thone  Fulluht-wer,  sume  Heliam,  sume  Hiere- 
miam,  oththe  an  thara  witgena.  Tha  saede  he  :  Hwaet  secge  15 
ge  thaet  ic  sig  ?     Tha  andswarode  hym  Petrus  :  Thu  eart  16 
thaes  lyfigendes  Godes  Sunu  ?     Tha  andswarode  hym  se  17 
Haelend  ;  Eadig  eart  thu,  Simon,  culfran  beam  ;  fortham 
hyt  the  ne  onwreah  flaesc  ne  blod,  ac  min  Faeder  the  on 
heofenum  ys.    And  ic  secge  the,  Thaet  thu  eart  Petrus,  and  18 
ofor  thysne  stan  ic  getimbrige  mine  cyricean  ;  and  belle 
jratu  ne  maaron  onsrean  tha.    And  the  ic  sylle  heofena  rices  19 
ca'egia :  and  swa  hwaet  swa  thu  ofer  eorthan  bebindst,  thaet 
byth  on  heofenum  gebunden  :  and  swa  hwaet  swa  thu  un- 
bindst  ofer  eorthan,  thaet  byth  unbunden  on  heofenum.   Tha  20 
bebead  se  Haelend  hys  leorning-cnyhtum,  thaet  hig  nanum 
men  ne  saedon  thaet  he  waere  Haelend  Crist.    Syththan  he  21 
ongan  swutelian  hys  leorning-cnyhtum,  tljaet  he  wolde 
37  5 


MATHEUS   XVII. 

faran  to  Hierusalem,  and  fela  thinga  tliolian  fram  yldrum, 
and   bocerum,  and   ealdor-mannum   thaera  sacerda,  and 

22beon  ofslegen,  and  thy  thryddan  daege  arisan.  And  tha 
genam    Petrus   hyne   on-sundron,   and   cwai  th   to   him : 

23Drihten,  ne  geweorthe  thaet.  Tha  beseah  he  hyne,  and 
cwaeth  to  Petre  :  Gang  baeftan  me,  Satanas  :  wither-raede 
thu  eart  me  :  fortham  thu  nast  tha  thing  the  synd  Godes, 
ac  tha  the  synd  manna. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  S7e  LAURENTIUS  MAESSE-DAEG. 

24  Tha  saede  se  Haelend  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Gyf  hwa 
wylle  fyligean  me,  withsace  hyne  sylfne,  and  nyme  hys  rode, 

25  and  me  fylige.  Sothlice  se  the  wyle  hys  sawle  hale  gedon, 
he  hig  forspylth  ;  and  se   the  wyle  hig  for  me  forspyllan, 

26  se  hig  tint.  Hwaet  fremath  aenegum  men,  theah  he  ealne 
myddan-eard  gestryne,  gyf  he  hys  sawle  forwyrd  tholath? 

27  oththe  hwylc  gewrixl  sylth  se  mann  for  hys  sawle  ?  Wit- 
odlice  mannes  Sunu  ys  to  cumanne  on  hys  Faeder  wuldre, 
mid  hys  englum  ;  and  thonne  agylt  aeghwylcum  be  hys 
agenum  weorce. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  SAETERNES  DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FORMAN 
LENCTEN  WUCAN. 

28  Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Sume  synd  her  standende,  the  death 
ne  onbyrigeath,  aer  hig  geseon  mannes  Sunu  cumende  on 
hys  Faeder  rice. 

XVII.  And  aefter  six  dagum,  nam  se  Haelend  Petrum, 
and  Iacobum,  and  Iohannem  hys  brother,  and  laedde  hig 

2  on-sundron,  on  aenne  heahne  munt.  And  he  waes  ge- 
hiwod    beforan    hym  ;    and    hys    ansyn    scean    swa   swa 

3  sunne,  and  hys  reaf  wa'eron  swa  hwite  swa  snaw.  And 
efne,  tha  aetywde  Moyses  and  Helias,  mid  hym  sprecende. 

4  Tha  cwaeth  Petrus  to  hym  :  Dryhten,  god  ys  us  her  to  be- 
onne  :  gyf  thu  wylt,  uton  wyrcan  her  threo  eardung-stowa  ; 

5  the  ane,  Moyse  ane,  and  Heli'e  ane.  Hym  tha  gyt  sprec- 
endum,  and  sothlice  tha  beorht  wolcn  hig  oferscean  :  and 


MATHEUS   XVII. 

tha  efne  com  stefn  of  tham  wolcne  and  cwaeth :  Her  ysmin 
leofa  Sunu,  on  tham  me  wel  gelieath  ;  gehyrath  hyne.  And  6 
tha  hig  t.hys  gehyrdon  hys  leorning-cnyhtas,  hig  feollon  on 
heora  ansyne,  and  hym  swyt&e  ondredon.     He  genealaehte  7 
tha  and  hig  aethran,  and  hym  to  cwaeth :  Arisath,and  ne  on- 
draedath  cow.  Tha  hig  heora  eagan  upp-ahofon,  ne  gesawon  s 
hig  naenne,  buton  thone  Haelend  sylfne.      And  tha  hig  of  9 
tham   munte   eodon,  se  Haelend   hym  behead,   and  thus 
cwaeth  :  Nanum  men  ge  thys  ne  secgon,  aer  mannes  Sunu 
of  deathe  arise. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FIFTAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 


And  tha  acsedon  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  hyne  :   Hwaet  sec- 10 
gath  tha  boceras  thaet  gebyrige  aerest  cuman  Heliam  ?  Tha  11 
andswarode  he  hym :  Witodlice  Helias  ys  toweard,  and 
hegeedniwath  ealle  tiling.  Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  He-  12 
lias  com,  and  hig  hyne  ne  gecneowon,  ac  hig  dydon  ymbe 
hyne  swa  hwaet  swa  hig  woldon  :  and  swa  ys  mannes 
Sunu  eac  fram  hym  to  throwigenne.     Tha  ongeaton  hys  13 
leorning-cnyhtas  thaet  he  hyt  saede  be  Iohanne  tham  Ful- 
luhtere. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  TO  THAM  FAESTENE   AER 
HAERFESTES  EMNIHT. 

And  tha  he  com  to  thaere  maenigu,  hym  to  genealaehte  14 
sum  man  gebigedum  cneowum  to-foran  hym,  and  cwaeth: 
Dryhten,  gemiltsa  minum  suna ;  fortham  the  he  ys  fylle- 15 
seoc,  and  yfel  tholath  :  oft  he  fylt.h.  on  fyr,  and  gelomlice 
on  waeter  ;  and  ic  brohte  hyne  to  thinum  leorning-cnyht-  16 
um,  and  hig  ne  mihton  hyne  geha'elan.     Tha  andswarode  17 
he  hym  :  Eala  ge  imgeleafmlle  and  thweore  cneores,  hu 
lange  beo  ic  mid  eow  ?  hu  lange  forbere   ic  eow  ?  bring- 
ath  hyne  to  me  hyder.     And  tha  threade  se  Haelend  hyne,  is 
and  se  deofol   hyne   forlet :  and  se   cnapa  waes  of  thaere 


MATHEUS   XVIII. 

19  tide  geha'eled.  Tha  gcnealaehton  hys  leorning-cnyhtas 
hym  to,  and  hym  to  cwaedon  digelice :  Hwi  ne  mihte  we 

20  hyne  lit-adrifan  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  For  heora  ungeleafiul- 
nysse.  Sothlice  on  eornest  ic  eow  secge,  gyf  ge  haefdon 
geleafan  swa  senepes  corn,  and  ge  cwaedon  to  thysum 
munte,  Far  heonone,  thonne  ferde  he ;  and  eow  ne  byth 

21  aenig  thing  unmihtelic.  Sothlice  thys  cynn  ne  byth  ut-adrif- 

22  en,  buton  thurh  gebed  and  faesten.  Tha  hig  wunedon  on 
Galilea,  tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Mannes  Sunu  ys  to  syll- 

23  anne  on  manna  handa  :  and  hig  ofsleath  hyne,  and  he 
arist  on  tham  thryddan  daege.     Tha  wurdon  hig  thearle 

24  geunrotsode.  And  tha  he  com  to  Capharnaum,  tha  genea- 
laehton  to  Petre  tha  thaet  gafol  namon,  and  thus  cwa'edon  : 

sj  Eower  lareow,  ne  gylt  he  gafol  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Gyse, 
he  deth.  And  tha  he  com  into  tham  huse,  tha  cwaeth  se 
Haelend  :  Hwaet  thincth  the,  Simon  ?  aet  hwam  nimath 
cyningas  gafol  oththe  toll  ?  of  heora  bearnum,hwaether  the 
86  of  fremedum  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Of  fremedum.  Tha  cwaeth 
27  he:  Eornostlice  tha  beam  synd  frige.  Theah-hwaethre,  thaet 
we  hig  ne  geunrotsion,  gang  to  thaere  sa'e,  and  wurp  thinne 
angel  lit,  and  nim  thone  aerestan  rise,  and  hys  muth  geo- 
pena  ;  thu  fintst  aenne  wecg  on  hym  :  nim  thone,  and  syle 
for  me  and  for  the 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  S«  MICHAELES  MAESPAE-DAEG. 

XVIII.   On    thaere    tide    genealaehton    hys    leorning- 
cnyhtas  to  tham  Haelende,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwa  wenst  thu 

2  ys  yldra  on  heofena  rice  ?     And  tha  clypode  se  Haelend 

3  aenne  lytling,  and  gesette  on  heora  midlen,  and  cwaeth  : 
Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Buton  ge  beon  gecyrrede  and  ge- 
wordene   swa   swa  lytlingas,  ne  ga  ge   on  heofena  rice. 

4  Swa  hwyle  swa  hyne  geeathmet  swa  thes  lytling,  se  ys 

5  mara  on  heofena  rice.     And  swa  hwyle  swa  aenne  thylicne 

6  lytling  on  minum  naman  onfehth,  se  onfehth  me.  Sothlice 
se  the  beswicth  aenne  of  thyssum  lytlingum  the  on  me  gelyf- 


MATIIEUS   XVIII. 

ith,  betere  hym  ys  thaet  an  cweorn-stan  sy  to  hys  sweoran 
gecnyt,  and  sig  besenced   on  sacs  grund.     Wa   thysum  7 
middan-gearde  thurh  swicdomas  !  neod  ys  thaet  swicdom- 
as  cumon  ;  theah-hwaethere  wa  tham  men  the  swicdom 
thurh  hyne  cymth !  Gyf  thin  hand  oththe  thin  fct  the  swicath,  a 
aceorf  hyne  of,  and  awurp  fram  the :  betere  the  ys  thaet  thu 
ga  wanhal  oththe  healt  to  life,  thonne  thu  haebbe  tvva  handa 
and  twegen  fe't,  and  sy  on  ece  fyr  asend.     And  gyf  thin  9 
eage  the  swicath,  ahola  hyt  ut,  and  awurp  fram  the  :  betere 
the  ys  mid  anum  eagan  on  life  to  ganne,  thonne  thu  sy  mid 
twam  asend  on  helle  fyr.    Warniath  thaet  ge  ne  oferhogion  io< 
aenne  of  thysum  lytlingum  the  gelyfath  on  me.     Sothlice  11 
mannes  Sunu  com  to  gehaelanne  thaet  forwearth.     Hwaet  u 
ys  eow  gethuht  ?  gyf  hwylc  man  haefth  hund  sceapa,  and 
hym  losath  an  of  tham,hu  ne  forlaet  he  tha  nigon  and  hund- 
nigantig  on  tham  muntum,  and  gaeth,  and  secth  thaet  an  the 
forwearth  ?  And  gyf  hyt  gelimpth  thaet  he  hyt  tint,  sothlice  13 
ic  eow  secge,  thaet  he  swithor  geblissath  for  tham  anum, 
thonne  ofer  tha  nigon  and  hund-nigontig  the  na  ne  losedon. 
Swa  n}*s  wylla  beforan  eowrum  Faeder  the  on  heofonum  14 
ys,  thaet  an  fory/eorthe  of  thysum  lytlingum, 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  TIWES-DAEG,   ON  THAERE  THRYDDAN 
LENCTEN -WU  C  AN. 

Sothlice  gyf  thin  brothor  syngath  with  the,  ga  and  styr  hym  15 
betweox  the  and  hym  sylfum  :  gyf  he  the  gehyrth,  thu  ge- 
stathelastthinne  brothor.  Gyf  he  the  ne  gehyrth,  nim  thonne  16 
gyt  aenne  oththe  twegen  to  the,  thaet  aelc  word  stande  on 
twegra  oththe  threora  gewitnysse.  Gyf  he  big  ne  gehyrth,  17 
sege  hyt  geferraedene  :  gyf  he  hig  ne  gehyrth,  sy  he  the 
swa  swa  haethen  and  manful.     Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Swa  13 
hwylce  swa  ge  gebindath  ofer  eorthan,  tha  beoth  gebund- 
ene  on   heofenum  :  and  swa  hwylce  swa  ge  ofer  eorthan 
unbindath,   tha  beoth  on   heofenum  unbundene.     Eft  ic  19 
eow  secge,  Gyf  twegen  of  eow  gethwaeriath  ofer  eorthan 

41  5* 


MATHEUS   XIX. 

be  aelcum  thinge  the  hig  biddath,  hyt  gewyrth  hym  of  min- 

to  um  Faeder  the  on  heofenum  ys.  Thaer  tvvegen  oth  the  threo 

synd  on  minum  naman  gegaderode,  thaer  ic  eom  on  hyra 

21  midlene.  Tha  genealaehte  Petrus  to  him,  and  cwaeth  : 
Dryhten,  gif  min  brother  syngath  with  me,  mot  ic  him  for- 

22  oryfan  oth  seofon  sithas  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Ne  seco;e 
ic  the,  Oth  seofon  sithas,  ac  oth  seofon  hund-seofontigon 
sithon. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  XXIII.  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEX. 

m  Fortham  is  heofena  rice  anlic  tham  cyninge  the  hys  theow- 

%  *•»  as  geradegode.      And  tha  he  thaet  gerad  sette,  hym  waes 

25  an  broht  se  hym  sceolde  tyn  thusend  punda.     And  tha  he 

naefde  hwanon  he  hyt  agulde,  hyne   het  hys  hlaford  ge- 

syllan,  and  hys  wi'f  and  hys  cild,  and  eall  thaet  he  ahte. 

ze  Tha  astrehte  se  theow  hyne,  and  cwaeth  :  Hlaford,  hafa 

"  gethyld  on  me,  and  ic  hyt  the  eall  agylde.    Tha  gemiltsode 

'8  se  hlaford  hym,  and  forgeaf  hym  thone  gylt.     Tha   se 

theowa  ut-eode,  he   gemette  lrys   efen-theowan  se  hym 

sceolde  an  hund  penega  :  and  he  nam  hyne  tha,  and  for- 

thrysmode  hyne,  and  cwaeth  :  Agif  thaet  thu  me  scealt. 

»  And  tha  astrehte  hys  efen-theowa  hyne,  and  baed  hyne, 

and  thus  cwaeth;  Gethyldega,  and   ic  hyt  the  eall  agife. 

30  He  tha  nolde  :  ac  ferde  and  wearp  hyne   on  cweartern, 

31  oththaet  he  hym  eall  agefe.  Tha  gesawon  hys  efen-theowas 
thaet,  tha  wurdon  hig  swythe  geiinrotsode,  and  comon  and 

32  saedon  heora  hlaforde  ealle  tha  daede.  Tha  clypode  his 
hlaford  hyne, and  cwaeth  tohim,Eala  thu  lythra  theowa! 
ealne  thinne  gylt  ic  the  forgeaf,  fortham  the  thu  me  baede  : 

33  hu  ne  gebyrede  the  gemiltsian  thinum  efen-theowan,  swa 

34  swa  ic  the   gemiltsode  ?     Tha  waes  se   hlaford  yrre,  and 
asealde  hyne  tham  witnerum,  oththaet  he  eall  agulde.    Swa 

theth  min  se  heofenlica  Faeder,  gyf  ge  of  eowrum  heortum 

eowrum  bro thrum  ne  forg)fath. 

XIX.  And  tha  se  Haelend  geendode  thas  spraeca,  he  ferde 


MATHEUS    XIX. 

fram    Galilea,    and    com    on    Iudeisce    endas    begcondan 
Iordanen  :  and   hym  fyligdon   mycele   maenigeo,   and  he* 
hig  gehaelde  timer.     Tha  genealaehton  hym  to  Farisaei,  3 
hyne  cbstigende,  and  cwaedon :  Ys  alyfed  aenegum  men 
hys  v.if  to  forlaetenne  for  aenegum  thinge  ?    Tha  andswar-  4 
ode  he  hym  :  Ne  raedde  ge,  se  the  on  fruman  worhte,  he 
wothte  waep-man  and  wif-man,  and  cwaeth,  Fortham  se  5 
man  forlaet  faeder  and  moder,  and  hyne  to  his  wife  ge- 
theot,  and  beoth  twegen  on  anum  flaesce  ?     Witodlice  ne  6 
synd  hig  twegen,  ac  an  ilaesc.     Ne  getwaeme  nan  man 
tha  the  God  gesomnode.     Tha  cwaedon  hig:  Hwi  he't  7 
Moyses  syllan  hiw-gedales  boc,  and  hig  forlaetan  ?     Tha  8 
cwaeth  he  :  Moyses,  for  eower  heortan  heardnesse,  lyfde 
eow  eower  wi'f  to  forlaetenne  :  sothlice  naes  hyt  on  frymthe 
swa.     Sothlice   ic  secge  eow,  Swra  hwa  swa  forlaet  hys  9 
wi'f,  buton  for  forligere,  and  other  fetath,  se  unryht-haemth : 
and  se  the  forlaetene  aefter  hym  nymth,  se  unryht-haemth. 
Tha  cwaedon  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  :  Gyf  hyt  swa  ys  tham  10 
men  mid  hys  wife,  ne  fremath  nanum  men  to  wifienne. 
Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ne  underfoth  ealle  men  this  word,  ac  11 
tham  the  hyt  geseald  ys.      Sothlice  synd  belistnode,  the  of  12 
heora  moder  innothum  cumath ;  and  eft  synd  belistnode  tha 
men  the  man  belistnath  ;  and  eft  synd  belistnode  the  hig 
sylfe   belistnodon  for  heofena  rice.     Undernime,  se   the 
underniman  maege.     Tha  waeron  hym  gebrohte  lytling-  13 
as  to,  thaet  he  hys  hand  on  hig  asette,  and  hig  geblets- 
ade  :  tha  threadon  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  hig.     Tha  cwaeth  m 
se  Haelend  :  Laetath  tha  lytlingas,  and  nelle  ge  hig  for- 
beodan   cuman  to  me  :    swylcra  ys  heofena  rice.      And  i& 
tha  he  hym  hys  handa  on-asette,  tha  ferde  he  thanon.   And  16 
tha  genealaehte  hym  an   man  to,  and  cwaeth  :  La,  gode 
Lareow  !  hwaet  godes  do  ic,  thaet  ic  ece  lif  haebbe  ?     Tha  n 
cwaeth  he  :  Hwaet  acsast  thu  me  be  gode  ?  an  God  is  god  : 
sothlice  gyf  thu  wylt  on  lif  becuman,  heald  tha  beboda. 


MATHEUS   XX. 

u  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hwylce  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Ne  do 

thu  man-slyht,  Ne  do  thu  unryht-naemed,  Xe  stel  thu,  Ne 

.   -    i  _ w itnysse,  \Veorihathinnefaederandmoder, 

20  and  Lufa  tjfrinne  n  shstan  swa  swa  the  sylfne.  Tha  cwaeth  se 

4-1  :   Eall  this   ic  geheold  :  hwaet  ys  me  gyt  wana  ? 

21  Tha  cwa  stb  se  Haelend  :  Gyf  thu  wylt  beon  fulfremed,  ga 
and  becyp  eall  thaet  thu  ahst,  and  syle  hyt  thearfum,  and 
thonne  haefist  thu  gold-hord  on   heofene  :   and  cum  and 

«folgame.  Tha  se  geonga  man  gehyrde  thys  word,  tha 
code  he   aweg  unrot :  sothlice   he  haefde  mycele  aehta. 

23  Witodlice  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  his  leorning-enyhtum  : 
Sothlice  ic  cow  secge,  Thaet  earfothlice  se  welega  gaeth  on 

24  Godes  rice.  And  eft  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  eathelicre  byth 
tham  olfende  to  ganne  thurh  naedle  eage,  thonne  se  welega 

25  on  heofena  rice  ga.  Tha  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  this  ge- 
hyrdon,  hig  wundredon  and   cwaedon  :  Hwa  maeg  this 

26  gehealdan  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Uneathelic  thaet  ys 
mid  mannum  :  ac  ealle  thing  synd  mid  Gode  eathelice. 

THYS  SCEAL  TO  S«  PAULUS  MAESSE-DAEG;   AND  TO  S« 
BENEDiCTUS. 

27  Tha  andswarode  Petrus,  and  cwaeth  :  X"u  we  forleton  ealle 
as  thingc,  and  folgodon  the  ;  hwaet  byth  us  to  mede  ?     Tha 

cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  ge  the  me 
folgodon  on  edcenninge,  thonne  mannes  Sunu  sit  on  hys 
maegen-thrymme,  thaet  ge  sittath  ofer  twelf  setl,  demende 
» twelf  maegtha  Israhel.  And  aelc  the  forlaet,  for  minum 
nainan,  hys  hus,  oththc  hys  gebrothru,  oththe  swustra, 
othth  .  oththe  moder,  oththe  wif,  oththe  beam,  oth- 

thc land,  be  hundfealdum  he  onfehth  lean,  andhaefth  ece  lif. 
lice   manega  fyrmeste  beoth  ytemeste,  and  ytemeste 

lyi):; 

X  X.   Sothlice  heofena  rice  ys  gelic  tham  hyredes  ealdre, 

ih<-  00  aerne-mergen  ut-eode  ahynan  wyrhtan  on  hys  win- 

sgeard.     Gewordenre  gecwydraedene  tham  wyrhtum,  he 


MATHETJS   XX 

sealde  aelcon  aenne  penig  with  bys   daeges  weorce  :  he 
asende  hig  on  hvs  wm-geard.      And  tha  he  lit-eode  ymbe  3 
undern-tide,  he  geseah  othre  on  straete  idele  standan  :  tha  4 
cwaeth  he  :  Ga  ge  on  minne  wm-geard,  and  ic  sylle  eow 
thaet  riht  byth  :  and  hig  tha  ferdon.     Eft  he  ut-eode  ymbe  5 
tha  sixtan  and  nigothan  tide,  and  dyde  tham  swa  gel  ice. 
Tha  ymbe  tha  endlyftan  tide  lie  ut-eode,  and  funde  othre  6 
standende,  and  tha   saede  he  :  Hwi   stande  ge  her  ealne 
daeg  idele  ?     Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Fortham  the  us  nan  man  1 
ne  hyrede      Tha   cwaeth  he  :   And  ga  ge   on  minne  wm- 
geard.     Sothlice  tha  hyt  waes  aefen  geworden,  tha  saede  se  s 
win-geardes  hlaford  his  gerefan  :  Clypa  tha  wyrhtan,  and 
agyf  hym  heora  mede  :  a^yn  firam  tham  ytemestan   oth 
thone  fyrmestan.     Eornestlice  tha  the  gecomon  the  ymbe  9 
tha  endlyftan  tide  comon,  tha  onfengon  hig  aelc  his  pen- 
ing.      And  tha  the  thaer  aerest   comon  wendon  thaet  hig  10 
sceoldon  mare  onion  ;  tha  onfengon  hig  syndrige  penegas. 
Tha  ongunnon  hig  murcniau  ongen  thone  hyredes  ealdor,  11 
and  thus  cwaedon  :  Thas  ytemestan  worhton  ane  tide,  and  12 
thu  dydest  hig  gelice  us,  the  baeron  byrthena  on  thyses 
daeges  haetan.     Tha  cvraeth  he  andswariende  heora  anum  :  13 
Eala  thu  freond,  ne  do  ic  the  naenne  teonan  :  hu  ne  come 
tliu  to  me  to  wyrcanne  with  anum  peninge  ?  nim  thaet  thin  ys  m 
and  ga  :   ic  wylle  thysum  ytemestum  syllan  eall  s\va  mycel 
swa  the.   Oththe  ne  mot  ic  don  thaet  ic  wylle  ?  hwaether  the  15 
thin  eaire  manful  ys,  fortham  the  ic  god  eom  ?      Swa  beoth  16 
tha  fyrmestan  ytemeste,  and  tha  ytemestan  fyrmeste  :  soth- 
lice manega  synd  geclypede,  and  feawa  gecorene. 

THYS   GODSPEL  GEP.YR ATH  ON   WODNES-DABG,  ON   TIIAERE 
OTHRE  LENCTEN-WUCAN. 

Tha  ferde  se  Haelend  to  Hierusalem,  and  nam  hvs  leorn-  n 
inff-cnyhtas  on-sundron,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Nu  we  fa  rath  to  ib 
Hierusalem  ;  and  mannes  Sunu  byth  geseald  thaera  sacerda 
ealdrum  and  bocerum,  and  hig  genytheriath  hync  to  deathe, 


MATHEUS   XX. 

19  Theodum  to  bysmrigenne  and  to  swinganne,  and  to  ahonne  ; 

20  and  tham  thryddan  daege  he  arist.  Tha  com  to  him  Zebe- 
dcis  bearna  moder  mid  hyre   bearnum,   hig  geeathmed- 

21  ende,  and  sum  thingc  fram  hym  biddende.  Tha  cwaeth  he  : 
Hwaet  wylt  thu  ?  Tha  cwaeth  heo  :  Sege  thaet  thas  mine 
twegen  suna  sittan,  an  on  thine  swithran  healfe,  and  an  on 

22  thine  wynstran,  on  thi'num  rice.  Tha  andswarode  hym  se 
Haelend  :  Gyt  nyton  hwaet  gyt  biddath.  Mage  gyt  drinc- 
an  thone  calic  the  ic  to  drincanne  haebbe  ?     Tha  cwaedon 

2.3  hig  :  Wyt  magon.  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Witocllice  gyt  minne 
calic  drincath  :  to  sittanne  on  mine  swythran  healfe,  oththe 
on  wynstran,  nys  me  inc  to  syllanne,  ac  tham  the  hytfram 

24minum  Faeder  gegearwod  ys.     And  tha  tha  tyn  leorning- 

25  cnyhtas  gebulgon  with  tha  twegen  gebrothru,  tha  clypode  se 
Haelend  hig  to  hym,  and  cwaeth :  Wite  ge  thaet  ealdor- 
men  wealdath  heora  theoda,  and  tha  the  synd  yldran  hab- 

26  bath  anweald  on  hym  ?  Ne  byth  swa  betweox  eow  :  ac 
swa  hwylc   swa  wyle  betweox  eow  beon   yldra,  sy  he 

2-  eower  then  ;  and  se  the  wTyle  betweox  eow  beon  fyrmest, 

28  sy  he  eower  theow  :  swa  mannes  Sunu  ne  com  thaet  hym 
man  thenode,  ac  thaet  he  thenode  and  sealde  hys  sawle  lif, 
to  alysednesse  for  manegum. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON   SAETERNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE   PENTECOSTENES 
WUCAN  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE. 

29  And  tha  hig  ferdon  fram  Hiericho,  hym  fyligde  mycel 

30  maenigeo.  And  tha  saeton  twegen  blinde  with  thone  weg, 
and  gehyrdon  thaet  se  Haelend  ferde  ;  and  tha  clypedon 
hig    to    hym,    and    cwaedon  :     Drihten,    gemiltsa    unc, 

at\  Dauides  sunu  !  Tha  bead  seo  maenio  hym  thaet  hig 
swigedon  :  tha  clypedon  hig  thaes  the  ma  :  Dryhten,  ge- 

32  miltsa  unc,  Dauides  sunu  !  Tha  stod  se  Haelend,  and 
clypode  hig  to  him,  and  cwaeth  :  Hwaet  wylle  gyt  thaet  ic 

33  inc  do  ?     Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Drihten,  thaet  uncre  eagan 
34S^n   geopenode.       Tha  gemiltsode   he    hym,   and   heora 


MATHEUS   XXI. 

eagan   aethran  :    and    hig    sona    gesawon,   and   fyligdon 
hym. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  FEORTHAN  WUCAN  AER  MYDDA- 
WYNTRA. 

XXI.  And  tha  he  genealaehte  Hierusalem,  and  com  to 
Bethfage,  to  Oliuetes  dune,  tha  sende  he  hys  twegen  leorn- 
ing-cnyhtas,  and  saede  hym  :  Farath  on  thaet  castel  thaet  2 
foran  ongen  eow  ys,  and  thonne  sona  finde  gyt  ane  as- 
sene  getigede,  and  hyre  folan  mid  hyre  :  untigeath  hig, 
and  laedath  to  me.  And  gif  hwa  eow  acnig  thingc  to  cwyth,  3 
secgath,  Thaet  Dryhten  haefth  thyses  neode ;  and  thonne 
forlaet  he  eow  hraedlice.     Eall  thys  waes  geworden,  thaet  4 
waere  gefylled  thaet  thurh  Esaiam  thone  witegan  gecweden 
waes,  Secgath  heahnesse  dehter,  Nu  thin  cyning  the  cymth  5 
to,  gedaefte,  and  n't  uppan  tamre  assene,  and  hyre  folan. 
Thaferdon  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  dydon  swa  he  hym  be-  c 
bead,  and  laeddon  tha  assene  to  hym,  and  hyre  folan,  and  7 
ledon  heora  reaf  uppan  hig,  and  setton  hyne  on-uppan. 
Witodlice  thaet  folc   strehton  heora  reaf  on  thone  weg ;  s 
sume  heowon  thaera  treowa  bogas,  and  streowedon  on  thone 
weg.  Thaet  folc  thaet  tharbeforan  ferde,  and  thaet  thar  aefter  9 
ferde,  clypedon  and  cwaedon  :  Hal  sy  thii,  Dauides  sunu  ! 
Sy  gebletsod  se  the  com  on  Dryhtnes  naman ;  Sy  hym  ha'el 
on  hehnyssum !  Tha  he  ferde  to  Hierusalem,  tha  wearth  eall  10 
seo  burh-waru   onstyred,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwaet  ys   thes  ? 
Tha  cwaeth  thaet  folc  :  Thys  ys  se  Haelend  witega  of  Naza-  ji 
reth  on  Galilea.     Tha  se  Haelend  into  tham  temple  eode,  12 
he  adraf  ut  ealle  tha  the  ceapedon  innan  tham  temple,  and 
thaera  mynetera  sceamelas,  and  heora  setlu,  thaera  the  culf- 
ran  sealdon,  he  tobraec,  and  cwaeth  to  hym :  Hyt  ys  awriten,  13 
Min  hus  ys  gebed-hus  ;    witodlice   ge  worhton  thaet  to 
theofa  cote.     Tha  eodon  to  hym  tha  blindan  and  tha  healt-  14 
an,  and  he  hig  gehaelde.     Witodlice  tha  thaera  sacerda  15 
ealdras  and  tha  boceras  gesawon  tha  wundru  the  se  Haelend 
47 


MATHEUS   XXI. 

worhte,  and  gehyrdon  hu  tha  cild  clypedon  on  tham  tem- 
ple, and  cwaedon,  Sy  Dauides  sunu  hal !  tha  waeron  hig 

16  yrre,  and  cwaedon :  Gehyrst  thu  hwaet  thas  cwethath  ?  Tha 
cwaeth  he  :  Witodlice  ne  raeddon  ge  naefre,  Thu  fulfrem- 

17  edest  lof  of  cilda  and  of  sucendra  muthe  ?  And  he 
forlet  hig  tha,  and  ferde  of  thaere  by  rig  to  Bethania ;  and 

is  laerde  hig  timer  be  Godes  rice.     On  mergen,  tha  he  eft  to 

19  thaere  byrig  for,  tha  hingrede  hyne  :  and  he  geseh  an  fic- 
treow  with  thone  weg  :  tha  eode  he  to  hym,  and  ne  funde 
on  hym,  buton  tha  leaf  ane  ;  tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ne  weorthe 
naefre  waestm  of  the  acenned  !     Tha  sona  forscranc  thaet 

20  fic-treow.  And  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  wundredon,  and 
cwaedon  :  Loca  nu  hu  hraedlice  thaet  fic-treow  forscranc  ! 

•2i  Tha  andswarode  he  hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Soth  ic  eow  secge, 
Gif  ge  habbath  geleafan  and  ne  tweoniath,  ne  do  ge  na 
thaet  an  be  tham  fic-treowe,  ac  eac  theah  ge  cwethon  to 

22  thysum  munte,  Ahefe  the  up,  and  feall  innan  tha  sae  ;  and 
ealle  thaes  the  ge  byddath  ge  beoth  titha,  gif  ge  gelyfath. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODXES-DAEG,  OX  THAERE  FIFTAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PEXTECOSTEX. 

23  Tha  he  com  into  tham  temple,  tha  comon  thaera  sacerda 
ealdras  hym  to,  and  cwaedon  :  On  hwylcre  mihte  wyrcsth 

24  thu  thas  thing,  and  hwa  sealde  the  thisne  anweald  ?  Tha 
andswarode  se  Haelend  hym,  and  cwaeth :  Ic  acsige  eow 
anre  spraece  ;  gif  ge  me  tha  spraece  secgath,  thonne  secge 

25  ic  eow  on  hwylcum  anwealde  ic  thas  thing  wyrce.  Hwaeth- 
or  waes  Iohannes  fulluht,  t.he  of  heofenum,  the  of  mannum  ? 
Tha  cwaedon  hig  betweox  hym,  Gif  we  secgath,  Of  heofene, 

36  thonne  cwyth  he,  Forhwam  ne  gelyfde  ge  hym  ?  Gyf  we 
secgath,  Of  mannum,  we  ondraedath  thys  folc  :  ealle  hig 

27  haefdon  Iohannem  for  aenne  witegan.  Tha  andswaredon 
hig,  and  cwaedon :  We  nyton.    Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ne  ic  eow 

28  ne  secge  of  hwylcum  anwealde  ic  thas  thing  wyrce.  Hu 
thincth  eow  ?    An  man  haefde  twegen  suna ;  tha  cwaeth  he 


MATHEUS   XXI. 

to  tham  yldran  suna,  Ga  and  wyrce  to-daeg  on  minum 
win-gearde.    Tha  cwaeth  he,  Ic  nelle  ;  eode  theh  syththan29 
to  tham  win-gearde .  Tha  cwaeth  he  eal-swa  to  tham  othrum.  30 
Tha  andswarede  se  hym  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  ic  ga  ;  and 
ne  eode  swa-theah.     Hwaether  thaera  twegra  dyde  thaes  3t 
faeder  willan  ?  Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Se  aeftera.    Tha  cwaeth 
se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  manfulle  and 
myltystran  gath  beforan  eow  on  Codes  rice.     Iohannessa 
com  on  ryhtwisnesse  wege,  and  ge  ne   gelyfdon   hym ; 
witodlice  manfulle  and  myltystran  gelyfdon  ;  and  ge  ge- 
sawon,  and  ne  dydon  syththan  nane  daed-bote,  thaet  ge  ge- 
lyfdon on  hym.     Gehyrath  nu  other  bigspel : 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  OTHRE  WUCAN  INNAN  LENCTEN, 
ON  FRIGE-DAEG. 

Sum    hiredes    ealdor   waes,  se    plantode    win-geard,  and  33 
betynde  hyne,  and  sette  thaer-on  wi'n-wringan,  and  getim- 
brode  aenne  stypel,  and  gesette  thone   myd   eorth-tylion, 
and  ferde  on  eltheodignysse.     Tha  thaera  waestma  tid  ge-34 
nealaehte,  tha  sende  he  hys  theowas  to  tham  eorth-tylion. 
thaet  hig  onfengon  hys  waestmas.     Tha  namon  hig  hys  35 
theowas,  and  swungon  sumne,  sumne  hig  ofslogon,  sumne 
hig  oftorfodon.     Tha  sende  he  eft  othre  theowas,  selran  36 
thonne  tha  aerran  waeron  :  tha  dydon  hig  tham  gelice. 
Aet  nyhstan  he  sende  hys  sunu  him  to,  and  cwaeth,  Hig  37 
forwandiath  thaet  hig  ne   don  minum  suna  swa.     Wit- 38 
odlice  tha  tha  tylian  thone  sunu  gesawon,  tha  cwaedon 
hig  betweox  hym,  Thes  ys  yrfenuma ;  uton  gan,  and  of- 
slean  hyne,  and  habban  us  hys  aehta.     Tha  namon  hig,  39 
and  ofslogon  hyne,  and  awurpon  withutan  thone  win-geard. 
Hwaet  deth  thaes  wi'n-geardes  hlaford  tham  eorth-tylion,  40 
thonne  he  cymth  ?  Tha  cwaedon  hig :  He  fordeth  tha  yfelan  41 
myd  yfele,  and  gesctt  hys  win-geard  myd  othrum  tylion, 
the  hym  hys  waestm  hyra  tidum  agyfon.     Tha  cwaeth  se  a 
Haelend  :  Ne  raedde  ge  naefre  on  gewritum,  Se  stan,  the 
49  6 


MATHEUS  XXli. 

tha  timbriendan  awurpon,  ys  geworden  to  thaere  ny] 
hcafde  :    thys  ys  fram   Dryhtne   geworden,  and  hyt  ys 

43  wundorlic  on  umm  eagum  ?    Fortham  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet 
cow  byth  aetbroden  Godes  rice,  and  bytli  geseald  thaere 

44  t&eode  the  hys  carnath.  And  se  the  fylth  uppan  thysne  stan, 
he  byth  tobrysed ;  and  he  tobryst  thone  the  he  on-uppan 

45  fylth.  Tha  rhaera  sacerda  ealdras  and  tha  Pharisei  thys  big- 
sp  >n,  tha  ongeaton  hig  thaet  he  hyt  saede  be  hym. 

4G  Ilig  sohton  hyne,and  ondredon  thaet  folc  ;  fortham  the  hig 

haefdon  hyne  for  aenne  witegan. 

XXI!.   1  he  hym  eft  other  bigspel,  and  thus 

a  cwaeth:  II  :den  t.ham  cyninge  the 

a  macode  hys  suna  gifta  ;  and  sende  hys  theowas,  and  clyp- 

ode  tha  gelathodan  to  tham  giftura  :  tha  noidon  hig  cuman. 
4  T-hasen  othre  th<  owas,andsaede  thamgelathodon, 

Nu  ic  gegearwode  mine  feorme  :  mine  fearras  and  mine 

fugelas  synd  ofslegene,  and  ealle  mine  thing  synd  gearwe  : 
s  cumath  to  tham  giftum.     Tha  forgymdon  hig  thaet,  and 

6  ferdon  ;  sum  to  hys  tune,  sum  to  hys  mangunge.     And 
tha  othre  namon  hys  theowas,  and  mid  teonan  geswencton, 

7  and  ofslogon.     Tha  se  cyning  thaet  gehyrde,  tha  vvaes  he 
yrre,  and  sonde  hys  here  to,  and  fordyde  tha  man-slagan, 

s  and  heora  burh  forbaernde.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  his  theowum, 
Witodlice  thas  gyfta  synd  gearwe,  ac  tha  the  gelathode 

9  waeron  ne  synd  wyrthe.     Gath  nu  witodlice  to  wega  ge- 
laetum,  and  clypiath  to  thisum  giftum  swa  hwylce  swa  ge 

logemeton.     Tha  eodon  tha  t,heowas  lit  on  tha  wegas,  and 
gegaderodon  ealle  tha  the  hig  gemetton,  gode  and 
tl.ia  waeron  tha  gyft-hus  mid  sittendum  mannum  gefyllede. 

u  1'lia  eode  se  cyning  in,  thaet  he  wolde  geseon  tha  the  thaer 
saeton ,  tha  geseah  he  thaer  aenne  man  the  naes  mid  gyftlicum 

ic  re  yd  :  tha  cwaeth  he,  La  freond,  humeta  eodest 

»3  thu  in,  and  naefdest  gyftlic  reaf  ?    Tha  gesuwode  he.    And 
se  cyning  cwaeth  to  hys  thenum,  Gebindath  hys  handa,  and 


hys  fet,  and  weorpath  hyne  on  ilia  uttran  t&ystro  ;  tliaer 
byth  wop  and  totha  gristbitung.     Witodlice  manega  synt  u 
: hodc,  and  feawa  gecorene. 

THYS  GODSPEL   SCEAL  ON  XXIII.  WUCAN  OFER  PENTE- 
COSTEN.         _ 

Tha  ongunnon  tha  Pharisei  raedan,  thaet  hig  woldon  thone  15 
Haelend  on  hys  spraece  bcfon.     Tha  sendon  hig  hym  hyra  16 
leorning-cnyhtas  to,  mid  tham  Herodianiscum,  and  thus 
cwaedon :  Lareow,  we  witon  thaet  thu  cart sothfaest,  and  thu 
laerest  Godes  weg  mid  sothfaestnysse,  and  thu  ne  wandast 
for  nanum  men,  ne  thu  ne  besceawast  nanes  mannes  had  : 
sege  us  hwaet  thincth  the,  Ys  hyt  alyfed  thaet  man  Casere  17 
gafol  sylle,  the  na  ?     Tha  se  Haelend  heora  facn  gehyrde,  is 
tha  cwaeth  he  :  La  liceteras  !  hwi  fandige  ge  mm  ?  Aetyw-  19 
ath  me  thaes  gafoles  mynet.  Tha  brohton  hy  hym  aenne  pen- 
inc.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  lr^m  :  Hwaes  anlicnys  ys  20 
tji}'s,  and  thys  ofer-gewrit  ?    Hig  cwaedon  :  Tliaes  Caseres.  21 
Tha  cwaeth  he :  Agifath  tham  Casere  tha  thing  the  thaes 
Caseres  synd,  and  Gode  tha  thing  the  Godes  synd.  Tha  hig  12 
thaet  gehyrdon,  tha  wundredon  hig,  and  forleton  Iryne,  and 
ferdon  onweg.     On  tham  daege  comon  to  hym  Saducei,  tha  23 
secgath  thaet  nan  aeryst  ne  sy,  and  hig  axodon  hyne,  and  24 
cwaedon:  Lareow,  Moyses  saede,  Gyf  hwa  dead  sy,  and 
beam  naebbc,  thaet  hys  brother  nyme  hys  wif,  and  stryne 
hym  beam.  Witodlice  mid  us  waeron  seofon  gebrothru ;  and  25 
se  forma  fette  wif,  and  forth-ferde,  and  laefde  hys  brether  hys 
wif  butan  bearne :  and  se  other  eal-swa,  and  se  thrydda,  oth  26 
thone  seofothan.  Tha  aet  sithemestan  forth-ferde  thaet  wif.  27 
Hwylces  thaera  seofona  byth  thaet  wif,  on  tham  aeryste  ?  28 
ealle  hig  haefdon  hig.  Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend  hym,  and  29 
cwaeth :  Ge  dweliath,  and  ne  cunnon  halige  gewritu,  ne  God- 
es maegen.  Witodlice  ne  wifiath  hig,  ne  hig  ne  ceorliath,  on  30 
tham  aeryste  ;  ac  hig  synd  swylce  Godes  englas  on  heof- 
one.     Ne  raedcle  ge  be  deadra  manna  aeryste,  thaet  eow  si 


MATHEUS  XXIII. 

afram  Gode  gesafed  waes,  Ic  eom  Abrahames  God,  and 
Isaaccs  God,  and   [acobes  God  ?     Nys  God  na  deadra,  ac 

S3  lybbendra.  Tha  thaet  folc  thaet  gehyrde,  tha  wundredon 
hig  hys  lare. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

84  Tha  tha  Phariseiscan  gehyTd  on  thaet  he  het  tha  Saduceisc- 
\  lie  beon,  tha  eodon  hig  togaedere.  And  an,  the  waes 

i  h  i  re  afe  lareow,  axode  hyne  and  fandode  hys,  thus  cweth- 
oo  ende :  La  Lareow,  hwaetys  thaet  maeste  bebod  on  thaere  ae  ? 
.;:  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Lufa  Dryhten  thinne  God  on  ealre 

thinre  heortan,  and  on  ealre  thinre  sawle,  and  on  eallum 
38thinum  mode.  Thys  ys  thaet  maeste  and  thaet  fyrmeste 
3?  bebod.  Other  ys  thysum  gelic,  Lufa  thinne  nehstan  swa 
10  swa  the  sylfne.  On  thysum  twam  bebodum  byth  gefylled 
»i  call  seo  ae.  Tha  tha  Phariseiscan  gegaderode  waeron,  tha 
«9  cwaeth  sc  Haelend  :  Hwaet  thincth  eow  be  Criste  ?  hwaes 
43  sunu  ys  he  ?   Hig  cwaedon,  Dauides.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Hael- 

end:  llwi  clypath  Dauid  hyne  on  gaste  Dryhten,  and 
«4cwythj  Dryhten  cwaeth  to  minum  Dryhtne,  Site  on  mine 

swythran  healfe,  oth  thaet  ic  gesette  thine  fynd  the  to  fot- 
uscamole?  Gyf  Dauid  hyne  on  gaste  Dryhten  clypath, 
46  lm  ys  he  hys  sunu?     Tha  ne  mihton  hig  hym  nan  word 

andswarian,  ne   nan   ne   dorste  of  tham  daege   hyne   nan 

tiling  mare  acsian. 

XXIII.   Tha  spraec  se   Haelend  to  tham  folce  and  to 

!  hys  Leoming-cnyhtum,  and  cwaeth  :  Boceras  and  Pharisei 

i   ofer   Moyses  lareow-setl.     Healdath  and  wyrcath 

swa  hwaet  swa  hig  secgath  ;  and  ne  do  ge  na  aefter  heora 

4  weorcum  :  hig  secgath,  and  ne  doth.  Hig  bindath  hefige 
hyri.hrna,  the  man  aberan  ne  maeg,  and  lecgath  tha  uppan 
manna  exla  ;  and  nellath  liig  tha  myd  heora  fingreaethrinan. 

5  Ealle  heora  weorc  hig  doth  thaet  men  hig  geseon  :  hio-  to- 
braedath  heora  heals-bec,  and  maersiath  heora  reafa  fnadu, 

o  hig  lufiath  tha  fyrmestan  setl  on  gebeorscypum,  and  tha 


MATHEUS   XXIII. 

.yrmestan  lareow-setl  on  gesamnungum,  and  thaet  hig  7 
man  grete  on  straetum,  and  thaet  men  hig  lareowas  nem- 
non.  Ne  gyrne  gc  thaet  eow  man  lareowas  nemne  ;  an  8 
ys  eower  Lareow  ;  ge  synt  ealle  gebrothru.  And  ne  nemne  9 
ge  eow  faeder  offer  eorthan  :  an  ys  eower  Faeder,  se  the  on 
heofonum  ys.  Ne  eow  man  ne  nemne  lareowas ;  fortham  an  10 
Crist  ys  eower  Lareow.  Se  the  eower  yltst  sy,  beo  se  eower  11 
then.  Witodlice  se  the  hyne  up-ahefth,  se  byth  genyther-  12 
od  ;  and  se  the  hyne  sylfne  geeathmet,  se  byth  up-ahafen. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  NYGETHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Wa  eow,  boceras  and  Pharisei,  liceteras  !  fortham  ge  be-  13 

lucath  heofena  rice  beforan  mannum  :  ne  ge  in  ne  gatli, 

ne  ge  ne  thafiath  thaet  othre  in-gan.    Wa  eow,  boceras  and  15 

Farisei,  liceteras  !  fortham  ge  befarath  sa'e  and  eorthan, 

thaet  ge  don  anne  eltheodigne  :  and  thonne  he  geworden 

byth,  ge  gedoth  hyne  helle  beam  twyfealdlicor  thonne  eow. 

Wa  eow,  blindan  latteowas  !  ge  secgath,  Swa  hwylc  swa  ie 

swereth  on  temple,  thaet  ys  naht ;  swTa  hwa  swa  swereth  on 

thaes  temples  golde,  se  ys  scyldig.     Eala  ge  dysigan  and  n 

blindan  !  hwaether  ys  mare  ?  the  thaet  gold,  the  thaet  tempi 

the  thaet  gold  gehalgath  ?     And  swa  hwa  swa  swereth  on  is 

tham  weofode,  thaet  ys  naht ;  swa  hwylc  swa  swereth  on 

thaere  offrunge  the  ofer  thaet  weofod  ys,  se  ys  scyldig.  Eala  19 

ge  blindan  !  hwaether  ys  mare,  the  offrung,  the  thaet  weofod 

the  gehalgath  tha  ofTYunge  ?    Witodlice,  se  the  swereth  on  20 

weofode,  he  swereth  on  hym,  and  on  eallum  tham  the  hym 

ofer  synd.     And  se  the  swereth  on  temple,  he  swereth  on  21 

hym,  and  on  tham  the  hym  on  eardiath.  And  se  the  swereth  2* 

on  heofenan,  he  swereth  on  Godes  thrym-setle,  and  on  tham 

the  ofer  thaet  sitt.     Wa  eow,  boceras  and  Pharisei,  licet-  21 

eras  !  ge   the   teothiath  mintan,  and  dile,  and  cymen,  and 

ge  forleton  tha  thing  the  synd  hefigran  thaere  ae,  dom,  and 

mildheortnysse,  and  geleafan  :   thas  thing  hyt  gebyrede 
53  6* 


MATHEUS   XXIII, 

24  thaet  ge  clydon,  and  tba  othre  ne  forleton.     La  blindan  lat- 

teowas  !  ge  drehniath  thone  gnaet  aw  eg,  and  drincath  thone 
Kolfend.     Wa   cow,  boceras  and   Pharisei,  liccteras!    for- 

tham  ge  claensiath  thaet  withutan  ys  calicas  and  dixas,  and 
re  ge  synd  innan  fulle  reafiaces  and  unclaennysse.     Eala  thu 

bljnda  Phariseus  !  claensa  aerest  thaet  withinnan  ys  calices 
w  and  disces,  thaet  hyt  sy  claene  thaet  withutan  ys.  Wa  eow, 

boceras   and   Pharisei,  liceteras  !  fortham  ge   synd  gelice 

hwitum  byrgenum,  tha  thincath  mannum  utan  wlitige,  and 
ss  hig  synd   innan  fulle  deadra  bana  and  ealre  fylthe.     And 

swa  ge  aetywaih  mannum  utan  ryhtwise  ;  innan  ge  synd 
so  fulle  licetunge  and  unryhtwisnesse.      Wa   eow,  boceras 

and  Pharisei,  liceteras  !  ge  the  timbriath  witegena  byrg- 

30  ena,  and  glengath  ryhtwisra  gemynd-siowa  ;  and  ge  cweth- 
ath,  Gyf  we  waeron  on  ure  faedera  dagum,  naere  we  heora 

31  geferan  on  thaera  witegena  blodes  gyte.  Witodlice  ge 
synd  eow  sylfum  to  gewitnesse,  thaet  ge  synd  thaera  beam 

32  the  ofslogon  tha  witegan  :  and  gefylle  ge  thaet  gemet  eowra 

33  faedera.  Eala  ge  naeddran,  and  naeddrena  cynn !  hu 
fleo  ge  fram  belle  dome  ? 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  OX  S«  STEPHAXES  MAESSE-DAEG. 

34  Ic  sende  to  eow  witegan  and  wise  boceras,  and  ge  hig 
ofsleatb,  and  both,  and  swingath,  on  eowrum  gesomnungum, 

35  and  ge  hig  ehtath  of  byrig  on  byrig ;  thaet  ofer  eow  cume 
aelc  ryhtwis  blod  the  Avaes  agoten  ofer  eorthan,fram  Abeles 
blode  thaes  ryhtwisan,  oth  Zacharias  blod,  Baracliias  suna, 
thone  ge  ofslogon  betweoix  tham  temple  and  tham  weofode. 

36  Soth  ic  seege  eow,  Ealle  thas  thing  cumath  ofer  thas  cneo- 

.  Eala  Hierusalem,  eala  Hierusalem,  thu  the  tha  wite- 

md  mid  stanum  oftorfast  tha  the  to  the  asende 

synd,  swithe  oft  ic  wolde  thine  beam  gegaderian,  swa  seo 

henn  byre  cycenu  under  hyre  fythem  gegaderath,  and  thu 

39  noldest !     Witodlice   nu  byth  cower  hus  eow  weste  for- 

c&laeten.  Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Ne  geseoth  ge  me  heonon-forth, 


MATHEUS  XXIV. 

aertham  the  go  secgon,  Sy  gebletsod  se  the  com  on  Bryht- 
nes  naman. 

XXIV.  And  tha  se  Haelend  ut-eode  of  tham  temple,  hym  i 
to  genealaehton  hys  leoniing-cnyhtas,  thaet  big  hym  aetyw- 
don  thaes  temples  getimbrunge.    Tha  andswarode  he  hym,  2 
and  cwaeth:  Geseoth  ge  eall  thys  ?  soth  ic  secge  eow,  Ne 
byth  her  laefed  stan  uppan  stane,  the   ne  beo  toworpen. 
Tha  he  saet  uppan  Oliuctes  dune,  tha  comon  hys  leorning-  3 
cnyhtas  dihlice,  and  cwaedon,  Sege  us  hwaenne  thas  thing 
geweorthon,  and  hwylc  tacn  sy  thines  to-cymes,  and  worulde 
geendunge.    Tha  andswarode  he  hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Warn-  \ 
iath  thaet  eow  nan  ne  beswice.    Manega  cumath  on  minum  5 
naman,  and  cwethath,  Ic  eom  Crist,  and  beswicath  manega. 
Witodlice  ge  gehyrath  gefeoht  and  gefeohta  hlisan,  warn- 6 
iath  thaet  ge  ne  beon  gedrefede  :  thas  thing  sceolon  ge- 
weorthan,  ac  nys  thonne  gyt  se  ende.    Theod  winth  ongean  7 
th^oclc,  and  rice  ongean  rice  ;  and  mann-cwealmas  beoth, 
and    hungras,  wide  geond   land,   and    eorthan   styrunga. 
I  •  thas  thing  synd  thaera  sara  angin.  Thonne  syllath  hig  8 
on  gedrefednysse,  and  ofsleath  eow  :  and  ealle  men  9 
cow  hatiath  for  minum  naman.     And  thonne  beoth  manega  10 
ungetreowsode,  and  belaewath  betweox  hym,  and  hatiath 
\im  betwynan.     And  manega  lease  witegan  cumath,  and  11 
beswicath  manega.  And  fortham  the  unryhtwisnys  ricsath,  12 
manegra  lufu  acolath.     Witodlice  se  the  thurhwunath  oth  13 
ende,  se  byth  hal.     And  this  godspel  byth  bodod  ofer  ealle  14 
eorthan,  on  gewitnysse  eallum  theodum ;  and  thonne  cymth 
seo  geendung.    Thonne  ge  geseoth  tha  onsceonunge  thaere  15 
toworpem^sse,  the  se  witega  gecwaeth  Daniel,  tha  he  stod 
on  haligre  stowe  ;  ongyte  se  the  hyt  ra'et ;  fleon  thonne  16 
to  muntum  tha  the  on  Iudea-lande  synd  :  and   se  the  ys  17 
uppan  his  huse,  ne  ga  he  nyther,  thaet  he  aenig  thing  on  his 
huse  fecce  :  and  se  the  ys  on  aecere,  ne  cyrre  he,  thaet  he  is 
tunecan  nyme.     Wa  eacniendum  and  fedendum  on  19 


MATHEUS   XXIV. 

h>  i&am  dagum  !  Biddath  thaet  eower  fleam  on  wintra,  oththe 

21  on  reste  daege,  ne  geweorthe  :  witodlice  thonne  byth  swa 
mycel  gedeorf,  swa  naes   of  middan-geardes  fruman  oth 

22  this,  ne  nu  ne  geweorth.  And  buton  tha  dagas  gescyrte 
waeron,  naere  nan  man  hal  geworden  :  ac  for  tham  geco- 

23  renum  the  he  geceas,  tha  dagas  beoth  gescyrte.  Thonne 
gyf  eow  hwa  segth,  Nu  Crist  ysher,  oththe  thaer,  ne  gelyfe 

24  ge  hym.  Thonne  cumath  lease  Cristas,  and  lease  witegan, 
and  doth  mycele  tacn,  and  fore-beacn,  thaet  tha  beoth  on 
gedwolan  gelaedde,  gyf  hyt  beon  maeg,  the  gecorene  waer- 

23  on.     Witodlice   ic   hyt   eow   fore-saede.      Gyf  hig   eow 

26  secgath,  Her  he  ys  on  westene,  ne  fare  ge  lit :  gyf  hig 

27  secgath,  Her  he  ys  on  thurh-farun,  ne  gelyfe  ge.  Witod- 
lice swa  swa  liget  faerth  fram  east-daele,  and  aetywth  oth 

28west-dael;  swa  byth  mannes  Suna  to-c}Tme.     Swa  hwaer 

so  swa  hold  byth,  thyder  beoth  earnas gegaderode.   Sona  aefter 

thaera  daga  gedrefydnesse,  seo  sunne  byth  forsworcen,  and 

se  mona  his  leoht  ne  sylth,  and  steorran  feallath  of  thaere 

heofenan,  and  thaere  heofenan  maegenu  beoth  astyrede  : 

30  and  thonne  aetywth  mannes  Suna  tacn  on  heofenan  :  and 
thonne  wepath  ealle  eorthan  maegtha,  and  geseoth  mannes 
Sunu  cumendne  on  heofenan  genipum,  mid  myclum  maeg- 

31  ene,  and  maegen-thrymme.  And  he  asent  hys  englas 
mid  byman  and  mycelre  stefne,  and  hig  gegaderiath  hys 
gecorenan  of  feower  middan-geardes  endum,  of  heofena 

M  heahnyssum  oth  hyra  gema'eru.  Lcorniath  bigspel  be  tham 
fic-treowe  ;  Thonne  hys  twig  byth  hnesce,  and  leaf  acenne- 

33  de,  ge  witon  tliact  sumer  ys  gehende  :  and  wite  ge  swa, 
thonne  ge  tlias  thing  geseoth,  thaet  he  ys  on  durum  ge- 

34  hende.  Soth  ic  Becg<  eow, Thaet  thcoscneorysnegewit,aer- 

35  tham  lljc  ealle  i.l.ias  thing  geweorthon.  Heofene  and  eorthe 

36  gewitath,  witodlice  mine  word  ne  gewitath.  Nat  nan  man 
be  tham  daege,  ne  be  thaere  tide,  ne  furthon  englas,  buton 

«  Faeder  ana.     Witodlice  swa  swa  on  Noes  dagum  waes? 


MATHEUS   XXV. 

swa  byth  mannes  Suna  to-cyme.    Swa  hig  waeron  on  tham  38 
dagum  aer  tham  tlode,  etende   and   drincende,  and  wifi- 
gende,  and  giita  syllende,  oth  thone  daeg  the  Noe  on  tha 
earce  eode ;  and  hig  nyston  a'er  thaet  flod  com,  and  nam  39 
hig  ealle  :  swa  byth  mannes  Suna  to-cyme.     Thonne  beoth  10 
twegen  on  aecere,  an  byth  genumen  and  other  byth  laefed. 
Twa  beoth  aet  cweorne  grindcnde,  an  byth  genumen  and  41 
other  byth  laefed.  Twegen  beoth  on  bedde,  an  byth  genum- 
en and  other  byth  laefed. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  MAENIGES  CONFESSORES  MAESSE- 
DAEG. 

Waciath  witodlice  ;  fortham  the  ge  nyton  on  hwylcere  tide  42 
eower  Hlaford  cuman  wyle.     Witath,  thaet  gyf  se  hyredes  43 
ealdor  wiste  on  hwylcere  tide  se  theof  toweard  waere,  wit* 
odlice  he  wolde  wacian,  and   nolde  gethafian  thaet  man 
iys  hus   underdulfe.     And  fortham  beo  ge   gearwe  ;  for- 44 
vham  the  mannes  Sunu  wyle  cuman  on  thaere  tide  the  ge 
ryton.  Wenst  thu  hwa  sy  getreowe  and  gleaw  theow,  thone  45 
^eset  hys  hlaford  ofer  hys  hyred,  thaet  he  hym  on  tide 
nete  sylle  ?    Eadig  ys  se  theow,  the  hys  hlaford  hyne  ge-  4G 
net  thus  dondne,  thonne  he  cymth.  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  47 
)fer  eall  thaet  he  ah  he  hyne  geset.     Gyf  se  yfela  theowa  43 
:hencth  on  hys  heortan,  and  cvryth,  Min  hlaford  uferath  hys 
cyme  ;  and  agynth  beatan   hys   efen-theowas,  and  yt  and  19 
drincthmyddruncenum  ;  thonne  cymth  thaes  wealcs  hlaford  50 
on  tham  daege  the  he  na  ne  wenth,  and  on  thaere  tide  the 
he  nat,  and  todaelth  hyne,  and  aset  hys  dael  mid  liceterum  ;  sj 
thaer  byth  wop,  and  totha  grislbitung. 

THYS  SCEAL  TO  HALIGRA  FAE1MNENA  MAESSE-DAEGE. 

XXV.  Thonne  byth  heofena  rice  gelic  tham  tyn  faemn-  1 
um,  the  tha  leoht-fatu  namon,  and  ferdon  ongean  thone  bryd- 
guman  and  tha  bryde.     Heora  fif  waeron  dysege,  and  fif  ■> 
gleawe.    And  tha  fif  dysegan  namon  leoht-fatu,  and  ne  nam-  3 
on  naenne  ele  mid  hym  :  tha  gleawan  namon  ele  on  heora  4 


MATHEUS   XXV. 

6  fatum,  mid  tham  leoht-fatum.  Tha  se  bryd-guma  ylde,  tha 
ehnappedon  hig  calle  and  slepon.     Witodlice  to  middere 

nihte  man  hrymds,  and  cwaeth,  Nu,  se  bryd-guma  cymth  ; 
:  farath  himtogeanes.  Tha  aryson  calle  thafaemnan,  and  gleng- 
s  don  hebraleoht-fatu',  Tha  cwaedon  tha dysegan  to  thamwis- 

ura,  Syllath  us  of  eowrum  ele  ;  fortham  ure  leoht-fatu  synd 
9  acwencte.     Tha  andswaredon  tha  gleawan,  and  cwaedon, 

Nese ;  thy-laes  the  we  and  ge  nabbon  genoh  :  gath  to  tham 
io  cypendum,  and  bycgath  cow  ele.     Witodlice  tha  hig  fer- 

don,  and  woldon  bycgan,  tha  com  se  bryd-guma  ;  and  tha 

the  gearowe  waeron,  eodon  in  mid  him  to  tham  giftum  : 
ii  and  seo  dura  waes  belocen.     Tha  aet  nehstan  comon  tha 

othre  faemnan  and  cwaedon,  Dryhten,  Dryhten,  laet  lis  in. 
i2  Tha  andswarode  he  heom,  and  cwaeth,  Soth  ic  eow  secge, 
13  ne  can  ic  eow.     Witodlice  waciath  ;  fortham  the  ge  nyton 

ne  thone  daeg,  ne  tha  tide. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  ON   S~  SYLUESTRES  MAESSE-DAEGE,  • 
AND  TO  OTI1RA  CONFESSORES. 

i4  Sum  man  ferde  on  eltheodignysse,  and  clypode  hys  theow- 
i5  as,  and  betaehte  hym  hys  aehta.     And  anum  he  sealde 

fif  pund,  sumum  twa,  sumum  an  ;  aeghwylcum  be  hys 
io  agenum  maegene  ;  and  ferde  sona.  Tha  ferde  se  the  tha 
it  fif  pund  underfeng,  and  gestrynde  othre  fife.  And  eal-swa, 
is  se  the  thfl  twa  underfeng  gestrynde  othre  twa.     Witodlice 

se  the  tljaet  an  underfeng  ferde,  and  bedealf  hyt  on  eorthan, 
19  and  behydde  hys  hlafordes  feoh.     Witodlice  aefter  mycl- 

um  fyrste,  com  thaera  theowa  hlaford,  and  dyhte  hym 
d.    Tha  com  se  the  tha  fif  pund  underfeng,  and  brohte 

othre  fife,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  fif  pund  thu  sealdest  me  ; 
21  nu  ic  gestrynde  othre  fife.     Tha  cwaeth  hys  hlaford  to  hym, 

Beo  blithe,  thu  goda  rjieow  and  getrywa  ;  fortham  the  thu 

waere  getrywe  ofer  lytle  thing,  ic  gesette  the  ofer  nrycle : 
ssga  into  thines  hlafordes  blisse.     Tha  com  se  the  tha  twa 

pund  underfeng,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  twa  pund  thu  me 


MATHEUS   XXV. 

sealdest ;  im  ic  haebbe  gestryned  othre  twa.     Tha  cwaeth  23 
h}'s  hlaford  to  hym,  Geblissa,  thu  goda  theowa  and  ge- 
try wa  ;  fortham  the  thu  waere  getry we  ofer  feawa,  ofer  fela 
ic  the  o-esette :  era  on  thines  hlafordes  gefean.    Tha  com  se  24 
the  thaet  an  pund  underfeng,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  ic  wat 
thaet  thu  eart  heard  mann,  thu  rypst  thaer  thu  ne  seowe,and 
gaderast  thaer  thu  ne  sprengdest :  and  ic  ferde  ofdraed,  and  25 
behydde  thin  pund  on  eorthan  :  her  thu  haefst  thaet  thin  ys. 
Tha  andswarode  hys  hlaford  hym,  and  cwaeth,  Thu  yfela  26 
theow  and  slawa,  thu  w istest  thaet  ic  rype  thaer  ic  ne  sawe, 
and  ic  gaderige  thaer  ic  ne  stredde :  hyt  gebyrede  thaet  thu  27 
befaestest  min  feoh  myneterum,  and  ic  name,  thonne  ic 
come ,  thaet  min  ys ,  mid  th  am  gafole .  Anymath  thaet  pund  aet  28 
hym,  and  syllath  tham  the  me  tha  tyn  pund  brohte.    Witod-  29 
lice  aelcon  thaera  the  haefth  man  sylth,  and  he  haefth  genoh : 
tham  the  naefth,  tliaet  hymthirrcth  thaet  he  haebbe,  thaet 
hym byth  aetbroden.  And  weorpath  thone  unnyttan theowan  30 
on  tha  utteran  thystru :  thaer  byth  wop  and  totha  gristbitung. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  MONAN-DAEG,  ON  FORM  AN  FAESTEN-DAEG. 

Witodlice  thonne  mannes  Sunu  cymth  on  hys  maegen-  31 
thrymme,  and  ealle  englas  mid  hym,  thonne  sit  he  ofer  hys 
maegen-thrymmes  setl :  and  ealle  theoda  beoth  to-foran  3?. 
hym  gegaderode,  and   he  asyndrath  hig  hym  betwynan, 
swa  swa  se  hyrde   asyndrath  tha  seep  fram    tyceenum.  33 
And  he  geset   tha  seep  on  hys   swithran  healfe,  and  tha  34 
tyceenu  on  hys  wynstran  healfe.     Thonne  cwith  ce  cyning 
to  tham  the  on  hys  swithran  healfe  beoth,  Cumath,  ge 
gebletsode  mines  Faeder,  and  onfoth  thaet  rice  thaet  eow 
gegearwod  ys  of  middan-geardes  frymthe.     Me  hingrede,  35 
and  ge  me  sealdon  etan :  me  thyrste,  and  ge  me  sealdon 
drincan  :  ic  waes  cuma,  and  ge  me   in-lathedon  :  ic  waes  36 
nacod,   and  ge  me  scryddon  :    ic  waes  untrum,  and  ge 
eodon  to  me  :.  ic  waes  on  cwearterne,  and   ge  comon  to 
me.     Thonne  andswariath  tha  ryhtwisan,  and  cwethath,  37 


MATHEUS   XXVI. 

Dryhten,  hwaenne  gcsawe  we  the  hingrigendne,  and  we 

38  the  feddon  ?  thyrstendne,  and  we  the  drinc  sealdon  ?  Hwaen- 
ne gesawe  we  thaet  thu  cuma  waere,  and  the  in-lathedon  ? 

30  oththe  nacodne,  and  we  the  scryddon  ?  Oththe  hwaenne  ge- 
sawon  we  the   untrumne,  oththe  on  cwearterne,  and  we 

40  comon  to  the  ?  Thonne  andswarath  se  cyning  hym,  and 
cwyth  to  hym,  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Swa  lange  swa  ge  dydon 
anum  of  thysum  minum  laestum  gebrothrum,  swa  lange 

4i  ge  hyt  dydon  me.  Thonne  segth  he  tham  the  beoth  on  tha 
wynstran  healfe,  Gewitath,  ge  awyrgede,  fram  me,  on  thaet 

42  ece  fyr,  the  ys  deofle  and  hys  englum  gegearwod.  Wit- 
odlice    me  hingrede,  and  ge   ne  sealdon   me    etan  :    me 

43  thyrste,  and  ge  me  drincan  ne  sealdon  :  ic  waes  cuma, 
and  ge  me  in  ne  gelathedon  :  ic  waes  nacod,  and  ge  me 
ne  scryddon  :    ic  waes  untrum,  and   on   cwearterne,  and 

44  ge  ne  comon  aet  me.  Thonne  andswariath  hym  tha,  and 
cwethath,  Dryhten,  hwaenne  gesawe  we  the  hingrigendne, 
oththe  thyrstendne,  oththe  cuman,  oththe  untrumne,  oththe 

45  on  cwearterne,  and  we  ne  thenedon  the  ?  Thonne  andswarath 
hym  se  cyning,  and  cwyth,  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Swa  lange 
swa  ge  ne   dydon  anum  of  thysum  laestum,  ne  dyde   ge 

46  hyt  me.  And  thonne  farath  hig  on  ece  susle  ;  and  tha 
rihtwisan  on  thaet  ece  life. 

XXVI.  Witodlice  tha  se  Haelend,   haefde   eaile  thas 
spraeca  geendod,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  : 

THES  PASSIO  SCEAL  ON  PALM-SU1VNAN-DAEG. 

2Wite  ge  thaet  aefter  twam  dagum  beoth  Eastro,  and 
mannes  Beam  byth  geseald,  thaet  he  sy"  on  rode  ahangen. 

3  Tha  waeron  gesamnode  tha  ealdras  thaera  sacerda,  and 
hlafordas  thaes  folces,  to  thaera  sacerda  ealdres  botle,  the 

4  waes  genemned  Caiphas  :  and  hig  haefdon  mycel  gemot, 
thaet  hig  woldon  thone  Haelend  mid  facne  besyrwan,  and 

5  ot'slean.  Hig  cwaedon  witodlice  sume  thaet  hyt  ne  mihte 
beon  on  tham  freols-daege,  thy-laes  to  mycel  styrung  wurde 


MATHEUS   XXVI. 

on  tham  folce.     Tha  se   Haelend  waes  on  Bethania,  on  a 
Symones  huse  thaes  hreoflan,  tha  genealaehte  hymto  sum  7 
wif,  seo  haefde  box  mid  deorwyrthre  sealfe,  and  ageat  upp- 
an  hys  heafod  thaer  he  saet.     Tha  gesawon  hys  leorning-  s 
cnyhtas  thaet,  and  wurdon  gebolgene,  and  cwaedon :  To 
hwan  ys  thys  forspilled  ?  thys  mihte  beon  geseald  to  miclum  9 
weorthe,  and  thearfum  gedaeled.  Tha  se  Haelend  hyt  wiste, 
tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym :  Hwi  synd  ge  grame  thysum  wife  ? 
witodlice  god  weorc  heo  worhte  on  me.     Symle  ge  hab-  11 
bath  thearfan  mid  eow,  ac   ge  nabbath  me  symle.     Heo  12 
dyde  thas  sealfe  on  minne  lichaman,  thaet  ic  waere  gesmyr- 
ed  to  bebyriann?.     Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Swa  hwaer  swa  13 
thys  godspel  byth  gebodod  on  eallum  middan-gearde,  byth 
gesaed  on  hyre  gemynd  thaet  heo  thys  dyde.     Tha  ferde  an  u 
of  tham  twelfum,  the  waes  genemned  Iudas  se  withersaca, 
to  thaera  sacerda  ealdrum,  and  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Hwaet  is 
wylle  ge  me  syllan,  and  ic  hyne  belaewe  eow  ?     Tha  be- 
heton  big  hym  thritig  scyllinga.     And  syththan  he  smeade  is 
geornlice  thaet  he  hyne  wolde  belaewan.    Tha  on  tham  for-  n 
man    gearcung-daege,  genealaehton  tha  leorning-cnyhtas 
to  tham  Haelende,   and  thus  cwaedon :  Hwaer  wylt  thu 
thaet  we  gegearwion  the  thine  thenunga  to  Eastron  ?   Tha  is 
cwaeth  se  Haelend:  Farath  on  thas  ceastre  to  sumum  men, 
and  secgath  hym,  Se  Lareow  segth,  Mm  tima  ys  gehende 
thaet  ic  mid  the  wyrce  mine  Eastro,  mid  minum  leorning- 
cnyhtum.   And  tha  leorning-cnyhtas  dydon  swa  se  Haelend  19 
him  bebead  ;  and  hig  gegearwodon  him  Easter-thenunge. 
On  tham  aefene  saet  se  Haelend  mid  hys  twelf  leorning-  20 
cnyhtum  aet  gereorde  ;   and  tha  hig  a'eton  he   cwaeth  to  21 
hym:  Witodlice  ic  secge  eow,  thaet  an' eower  belaewth 
me.     Tha  wurdon  hig  swythe  ge-unrotsode,  and  ongan  22 
anra  gehwylc  cwethan  :  Drihten,  cwyst  thu  eom  ic  hyt? 
And  he  andswarode,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Se  the  bedypth  on  23 
disce  mid  me  his  hand,  se  me  belaewth.     Witodlice  man-  24 

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XXVI. 

nes  Sunu  faerth,  swa  hyt  awriten  ys  be  hym:  wa  tham  men, 
thurh  thone  the  byth  mannes  Sunu  belacwed !  betere  waere 

as  tham  men  tjhaet  he  oa  tfre  naere  acenned.  Thacwaeth  Iu- 
das,  l.l.i'  hyne  belaewde  :  Cwyst  thu,  Lareow,  hwaether  ic 

x  hyt  sy  ?  Tha  c\\  aeth  se  Haelend :  thu  hyt  saedest.  Witod- 
lice  tha  hig  acton,  se  Haelend  nam  hlaf,  and  hyne  geblet- 
sode-,   and  brace,  and  sealdc  hys  leorning-cnyhtum,  and 

27  cwaeth  :  Onfoth,  and  etath  ;  thys  ys  minlichama.  And  he 
genam  tlione  calic  thanciende,  and  sealde  hym,  thus  cweth- 

^J  ende  :  Drincath  ealle  of  thysum  ;  thys  ys  witodlice  mines 
blodes  calic  niwre  a'e,'  thaet  byth  for  manegum  agoten,  on 

39  synna  forgyfennesse.  Witodlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  ic  ne 
drince  heonon-forth  of  thysum  eorthlican  wine,  aer  tham 

so  daege  the  ic  drince  thaet  niwe  mid  eow  on  mines  Faeder 
rice.  Thahig  haefdon  heora  lof-sans;  2resungenne,tha  ferdon 

si  hig  uppan  Oliuetes  dune.  Tha  saede  se  Haelend  hym :  Ealle 
ge  weorthath  geuntreowsode  on  me  on  thysse  nyhte  :  hyt 
is  awriten,  Thurh  thaes  hyrdes  siege  byth  se  heord  todrae- 

33  fed.  Witodlice  aefter  tham  the  ic  of  deathe  arise,  ic  cume 

^3  to  eow  on  Galilea.  Tha  andwyrde  Petrus  hym,  and  thus 
■\\  :   Theah  the  hig  ealle  geuntrcowsion  on  the,  ic 

3i  naefiv  ne  ffeuntreowsige.  Thacwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Soth  ic 
■  the,Thaeton  thysse  re  nihte,  aertham  the  eocc  era  we, 

ssthriwathu  withsaecst  mm.  Tha  saede  Petrus  hym  :  Wit- 
odlice, theah  the  ic  scyle  sweltan  mid  the,  ne  withsace  ic 

se  thin.  Gelice  tham  ewaedon  ealle  thaothre  leorning-cityht- 
as.  Tha  com  se  Haelend  mid  hym  on  thone  tun,  the  ys 
genemned  Giezemani,  and  sard-  hys  leorning-cnyhtum: 
Sittath  her,  oth  l.haet  ic  ga  hydcr-geond,  and  me  gebydde. 

a;  And  be  genam  Petrum  and  7a  bedeus  twegen  suna,  and  on- 

38  gan  unrotsian,  and  beon  unrot.  Tha  saede  se  Haelend  hym  : 
Unrol  ys  min  sawl  oth  death  :  gebidath  her,  and  waciath 

89  mid  me.  And  tha  he  waes  lyt-hwon  thanon  agan,  he  afeol 
on  hys  ansyne,  and  hyne  gebaed,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Faeder 

02 


MATHEUS   XXVI. 

min,gyf  hyt  boon  maege,  gewite  thes  calic  fram  mo  :  theah- 
hwaethere,  na  swa  swa  ic  wylle,  ae  swa  swa  thu  wylt.  And  40 
he    com   to   hys  leorning-cnyhtum,  and  he    gemette  hig 
nde,  and  he  saede   Petre:    Swa,  ne  mihte  ge   mi 
wacian  ane  tid  mid  mc  ?     Waciath  and  gebiddath  eow,  41 
thaet   ge   in  ne  gan  on  costnunge :  witodlice  se  gast  is 
hraed,  and  thaet  ilaesc  is  untrum.    Eft  othre  sithe  he  ferde,  42 
and  hyne  gebaed,  and  cwaeth  :  Min  Faeder,  gyf  thes  calic 
ne  maege  gewitan,  buton  ic  hyne  drince,  geweorthe  thin 
willa.      And    lie    com  eft,  and    gemette  hig   slaepende ;  43 
sothlice  heora  cagan  waeron  gehefegode.     And  he  forlet  44 

I ,  and  ferde,  and  hyne  gebaed  thryddan  sithe,  cweth- 
ende   thaet  ylce  gebed.      Tha  com  he  to  hys  lcorning- 45 
cnyhtum,  and  saede  hym :  Slapath  eallunga,  and  restath 
eow  :  nu  genealaecth  seo  tid,  and  mannes  Sunu  byth  ge- 
seald  on  synfulra  hand.     Arisath,  uton  faran ;  nu  genea-  46 
laecth  se  the  me  belaewth.     Tha  he  thas  tiling  spraec,  tha  47 
com  Iudas,  an  of  t ham  twelfum,  and  micel  folc  mid  hym, 
mid  swurdum  and  sahlum,  asende  fram  thaera  sacerda  eal- 
drum,  and  thacs  folces  ealdrum.     Se  the  hyne  belaewde  48 
sealde  hym  tacn,  and  cwaeth  :  Swa  hwaene  swa  ic  cysse,  se 
hyt  ys,  nymath  hyne.  And  he  genealaehte  hraedlice  to  tham  49 

Lende,  and  cwaeth  :  Hal  beo  thu,  Lareow;  and  he  cyste 
hyne.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Eala  frebnd,  to  so 
hwan  becom  thu  ?  Tha  genealaehton  hig,  and  thone  Hael- 
end genamon.  Witodlice  an  thaera, the  mid  tham  Haelende  31 

s,  abraed  hys  sweord,  and  asloh  of  anes  thaera  sacerda 
ealdres  theowan  eare.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Do  52 
thin  sweord  on  hys  scaethe  :  witodlice  ealle  t.ha  the  sweord 
nymath,  mi  J  sweorde  hig  forweortj^ath.  VVenst  thu  thaet  ic  53 
ne  myhte  byddan  minne  Faeder,  tha  de  me  nu  ma 

thonne  twclf  eoredu  engla  ?     Hu  magon  beon  gefyllede  &i 
tha  halgan  gewritu,  the  be  me  awritene  s;.  ml  ?  fortfoam 
thus  hyt  gebyrath  to  beonne.     On  thaerc  tid.'  cwaeth  se  55 

63 


MATHEUS    XXVI. 

Haelend  to  tliam  folce  :  Eall-swa  to  theofe  ge  synd  cum- 
ene  mid  sweordum  and  mid  sahlum  me  to  nymanne  :  daegh- 
wamlice  ic  saet  mid  cow  on  tliam  temple,  and  laerde  eow, 

56  and  ge  me  ne  namon.  Thys  call  ys  geworden  thaet  thaera 
witegena  halgan  gewritu  syn  gefyllede.     Tha  flugon  ealle 

57  tha  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  forleton  hyne.  And  hig  gena- 
nion  thone  Haelend,  and  laeddon  hyne  to  Caiphan,  thaera 
sacerda  ealdre,  thaer  tha  hoceras  and  tha  ealdras  gesam- 

63  node  waeron.  Petrus  hym  fyligde  feorranne,  oth  he  com 
to  thaera  sacerda  ealdres  botle,  and  he  in-eode,  and  saet 

so  mid  tliam  thcnum,  thaet  he  gesawe  thone  ende.  Witod- 
lice  thaera  sacerda  ealdras,  and  eall  thaet  gemot,  sohton 
lease  saga  ongean  thone  Haelend,  thaet  hig  hyne  to  deathe 

6o  sealdon  ;  and  hig  ne  mihton  nane  findan  ;  tha  tha  manega 
mid  leasum  onsagum  genealaehton.  Tha  aet-nehstan  comon 

6i  twegen  thaera  leogera,  and  cwaedon  :  Thes  saede,  Ic  maeg 
towurpan  Godes  tempi,  and  aefter  thrym  dagum  hyt  eft 

62  getimbrian.  Tha  aras  se  ealdor  thaera  sacerda,  and  cwaeth  : 
Ne   andwyrdst  thu  nan    thing    ongean  tha  the  thys  the 

63  onsecgath  ?  Se  Haelend  suwode.  Tha  se  ealdor  thaera 
sacerda  cwaeth :  Ic  halsige  the,  thurh  thone  lifigendan  God, 

64  thaet  thu  secge  us  gyf  thu  sy  Crist  Godes  Sunu.     Tha 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  him  to :  Thaet  thu  saedest.     Soth  ic 
eow  secge,  Aefter  thysum  ge  geseoth  mannes  Beam  sittende 
on  tha  swythran  healfe  Godes  maegen-thrymmes,  and  cu- 
es mendne  on  heofones  wolcnum.    Tha  thaera  sacerda  ealdor 

slat  hys  agen  reaf,  and  cwaeth  :  This  ys  bysmor-spraec  :  to 

li\\  i  wilnige  we  aenige  othre  sage,  nu  ge  gehyrdon  of  hym 

6c  gyltlice  spraece  ?     Hwaet  ys  eow  nu  gethuht  ?     Hig  and- 

67  wyrdon  ealle,  and  cwaedon  :  He  ys  deathes  scyldig.     Tha 

spaetton  hig  on  hys  ansyne,  and  beoton  hyne  mid  heora 

fystum  ;  sume  hyne  slogon  on  hys  ansyne  mid  heora  bradum 

es  handum,  and  cwaedon  :  Sege  us,  Crist,  hwaet  is  se  the  the 

ey  sloh  ?  Petrus  sothlice  saet  ute  on  tham  cafer-tune :  tha  com 


M  ATIIEUS   XXVII. 

to  hym  an  tjjeowen,  and  cwaeth  :  Ana  thu  waere  mid  tham 
Galileiscean  Haelende.     And  he  withsoc  beforan  eallum,  70 
and  cwaeth :  Nat  ic  hwaet  thu  segst.  Tha  he  uteode  of  71 
thaere  dura,  tha  geseah  hyne  other  wyln,  and  saede  tham 
the  thaer  waeron  :  And  t.hes  waes  mid  tham  Nazarenisean 
Haelende.    And  he  withsoc  eft  mid  athe,  thaet  he  hys  nan  72 
thing  ne  cuthe.    Tha  aefter  lytlum  fyrste  genealaehton  tha  73 
the  thaer  stodon,  and  cwaedon  to  Petre  :  Sothlice  thu  eart 
of  hym,  and  thin  spraec  the  geswutelath.  Thaaetsoc  he,  and  7> 
swerede  thaet  he  naefre  t.hone  man  ne  cuthe.    And  hraed- 
lice  creow  se  cocc.     Tha  gemunde  Petrus  thaes  Haelendes  75 
word  the  he  cwaeth,  Aertham  the  se  cocc  crawe,  thrywa 
thu  me  withsaecst.     And  he  eode  lit,  andweop  biterlice. 

XXVII.    Witodlice  tha  hyt  morgen  waes,  tha  worhton  1 
ealle  thaera  sacerda  ealdras  gemot,  and  thaes  folces  ealdras, 
ongean  t.hone  Haelend,  thaet  hig  hyne  to  deathe  belaewdon : 
and  hig  laeddon  hyne  gebundenne,  and  sealdon  hyne  tham  2 
Pontiscan   Pilate,  tham  deman.     Tha  geseah   Iudas,  the  3 
hyne  belaewde,  thaet  he  fordemed  waes,  tha    ongan  he 
hreowsian,  and  brohte  tha  thryttig  scyllingas  to  thaera  sa- 
cerda ealdrum,  and  cwaeth  :  Ic  syngode,  tha  ic  sealde  thaet  -i 
ryhtwise  blod.    Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Hwaet  spryest  thu  thaet 
to  us  ?     And  he  awearp  tha  scyllingas  in  on  thaet  tempi,  5 
and  ferde,  and  mid  gryne  hyne  sylfne  aheng.     Tha  sothlice  s 
thaera  sacerda  ealdras  onfengon  thaes  seolfres,  and  cwaedon : 
JNys  hyt  na  alyfed  thaet  we  asendon  hyt  on  ure  mathm- 
cyste,  fortham  the  hyt  ys  blodes  weorth.     Hig  worhton  tha  7 
gemot,    and    smeadon,  hu  hig  sceoldon  thaes    Haelendes 
weorth  ateon  :  tha  gebohton  hig  aenne  aecer,  mid  tham  feo, 
tigel-wyrhtena,  on  to  bebyrgenne  eltheodisce  men.     For-  s 
tham  ys  se  aecer  gehaten  Acheldemah,  thaet  is  on  ure  ge- 
theode,  blodes  aecer ;  and  swa  he  ys  gehaten  oth  thysne 
daeg.    Tha  waes  gefylled  tliaet  gecweden  ys  thurh  Hiere-  9 
miam  t.hone  witegan,  thus  cwethende,  And  hig  onfengon 

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MATHEUS   XXVII. 

t&ryttig  scyllinga,  fhacs  gebohtan  weorth,  thone  the  waes 
oafer  geweort&od   fram  [srahela  bearnum ;  and  hig  sealdon 

thaet  on  tigelwyrhtena  aecer,swa  swa  Dryhten  me  gesette. 
i  Tha  stod  se  Haelend  beforan  tham  deman  ;  and  se  dema 

hyne  acsode,  thus  cwethende:  Eart  tliu  Iudea  Cyning  ? 

12  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Thaet  thu  segst.  And  mid  thy  the 
hyne  wregdon  thacra  sacerda  ealdras  and  tha  hlafordas,  nan 

13  tjhing  he  ne  andswarede.    Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  hym  :  Ne 
1 1  gehyrsl  thu  hu  tela  sagena  hig  ongean  the  secgath  ?  And  he 

ne  andwyrde  mid  nanum  worde,  swa  thaet  se  dema  wun- 

5  drode  swythlice.  Hig  haefdon  hym  to  gewunan,  to  heora 
symbel-daege,  thaet  se  dema  sceolde  forgifan  tham  folce 

6  aenne  forworhtne  man,  swylcne  hig  habban  woldon.  He 
haefde  tha  sothlice  aenne  strangne  theofman  gehaeftne,  se 

7  waes  genemned  Barrabbas.  Tha  thaet  folc  gesamnod  waes, 
tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  :  Hwacther  wylle  ge  thaet  ic  eow  agyfe, 
the  Barrabban,  the  thone  Haelend,  the  ys  Crist  gehaten  ? 

8  He  wiste  sothlice  thaet  hig  hyne  for  andan  hym  sealdon. 

9  He  saet  tha  Pilatus  on  his  dom-setle :  tha  sende  his  wif  to 
hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Ne  beo  the  nan  thing  gemaene  ongean 

'ltwisan  :  sothlice  fela  ic  haebbe  getholod  to-daeg 

>  thurh  gesyhthe  f<  >r  hym.   Tha  laerdon  fchaera  sacerda  eaidr- 

id  tha  hlafordas  thaet  folc,  thaet  hig  baedon  Barrabban, 

thone  Haelend  ford}*d on.    Tha  andwyrde  se  dema,  and 

•  hym  :  Hwaetherne  wylle  ge  thaet  ic  forgyfe  eow  of 

2  t.hysum  twam  ?  Tha  cwaedon  hig :  Barrabban.  Tha  cwaeth 

Pilatus  to  hym :  Witddlice  hwaet  do  ic  be  tham  Haelendc, 

lli  i  i.s  Crist  genemned  ?    Tha  cwaedon  hig  ealle  :  Sy  he  on 

a  rode  ahangen.     Tha  cwaeth  se  dema  to  hym:  Witodlice 

?  Hig  tha  swithor  clypedon,  thus 

Tha  geseah  Pilatus  thaet  hyt 

■mode,  ac  gewurde  mare  gehlyd,  tha  genam  he 

t,  and  i.liwoh   hys   handa  beforan  tham  folce,  and 

cwaeth :  Unscyldig  ic  eom  fram  thyses  rihtwisan  blode  : 


MATIIEUS  XXVII. 

jeseoth.  Tha  andswarede  call  thaet  folc,and  cwaeth  :  Sy  23 

hys  blod  ofer  us,  and   ofer  ure   bruin.     Tha  forgeaf  i 
hym  Barrabban  ;  and  thone  Haelend  he  let  swingan,  and 
sealde  hym  to  ahonne.     Tha  underfengon  thaes  deman  27 
cempan  thone  Haelend  on  tham  dom-emc,  and  gegadero- 
don  calne  thone   threat  to  hym  ;  and   unscryddon  hyne  2s 
hys  a^num  reafe,  and  scryddon  hyne  mid  weolcen-read- 
um  scyccelse  ;  and  wundon  eyne-helm  of  thornum,  and  29 
asetton  ofer  hys  heafod,  and  hreod  on  hys  swythran  :  and 
bigdon  heora  cneow  beforan  him,  and  bysmeredon  hyne, 
thus  cwethende  :  Hal  waesthu,IudeaCyning  !  andspaetton  30 
on  hyne,  and  namon  hreod,  and  beoton  hys  heafod.     And  si 
aefter  tham  the  hig  hyne  thus  bysmeredon,  hig  unscryddon 
hyne  tham  scyccelse,  and  scryddon  hyne  mid  hys  agenum 
reafe,  and  laeddon  hyne  to  ahonne.     Sothlice  tha  hig  ut-  3 
ferdon,  tha  gemetton  hig  aenne  Cyreniscne  man  cumende 
hym  togeanes,  thaes  nama  waes  Symon  :  thone  hig  nyddon 
thaet  he  baere  hys  rode.    Tha  comon  hig  on  tha  stowe  the  33 
ys  genemned    Golgotha,  thaet   ys,  heafod-pannan  stow  ; 
and  hig  sealdon  hym  win  drincan  with  geallan  gemeng-  34 
ed  :  and  tha  he  hys  onbyrigde,  tha  nolde  he  hyt  drincan. 
Sothlice  aefter  tham  the  hig  hyne  on  rode  ahengon,  hig  to-  35 
daeldon  hys  reaf,  and  wurpon  hlot  thaer-ofer ;  thaet  waere 
gefylled  thaet  the  gecweden  waes  thurh  thone  witegan,  and 
thus  cwaeth,  Hig  todaeldon  hym  mine  reaf,  and  ofer  mine 
reaf  hig  wurpon  hlot.     And  hig  beheoldon  hyne  sittcnde.  36 
And  hig  asetton  ofer  hys  heafod  hys  gylt,  thus  awritenne  :  37 
Thls  ys  se  Haelend,  Iudea  Cyning.  Tha  waeron  ahangen  38 
mid  hym  twegen  sceathan ;  an  on  tha  swythran  healfe,  and 
other  on  tha  wynstran.     Witodlice  tha  weg-ferendan  hyne  39 
bysmeredon,  and  cwehton  heora  heafod,  and   cwaedon  :  40 
Wa  thaet  thes  towyrpth  Godes  tempi,  and  on  thrym  dagum 
hyt  eft  getimbrath  :  gehacl  nu  the  sylfne.  Gyf  thu  sy  Godes 
Sunu,  ga  nyther  of  thaere  rode.  Eac  thaera  sacerda  caldras  41 


MATHEUS   XXVII. 

hyne  bysmeredon,  mid  tham  bocerum  and  mid  tham  eald- 

«  rum,  and  cwaeiion  :  Qthere  he  gehaelde,  and  hyne  sylfne 
gehaelan  ne  maeg.    Gif  he  Israliela  Cyning  sy,  ga  nu  nyth- 

43 er  of  thaere  rode,  and  we  gelyfath  hym.  He  gelyflh  on 
God  ;  alyse  he  hyne  nu,  gyf  he  wylle  :  witodlice  he  saede, 

44Godes  Sunu  ic  eom.     Gelice  tha  sceathan,  the  mid  hym 

45  ahangene  waeron,  hyne  hyspdon.  Witodlice  fram  thaere 
sixtan  tide,  waeron  geworden  thystru  ofer  ealle  eorthan,  oth 

4G  tha  nygothan  tid.  And  ymbe  tha  nygothan  tid,  clypode  so 
Haelend  mycelre  stefne,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Heli,  Heli, 
lema    zabdani  ?    thaet    is    on    Englisc,    Min    God,    min 

47  God,  to  hwi  forlete  thu  me  ?  Sothlice  sume,  tha  the 
tjhaer  stodon  and  thys  gehyrdon,  cwaedon  :  ]Nu  he  clypath 

4sIIeliam.  Tha  hraedlice  arn  an  hyra,  and  genam  ane 
spongean,  and  fylde  big  mid  ecede,  and   asette  an  hreod 

49  thacr-on,  and  sealde  hym  drincan.  Witodlice  tha  othre 
cwaedon  :  Laet,  uton  geseon  hwaether  Helias  cume,  and 

so  wylle  hyne  alysan.     Tha  clypode  se  Haelend  eft  mycelre 

5i  stefne,  and  asende  hys  gast.  And  thacr-rihte  thaes  temples 
wah-ryft  wcarthtosliten  ontwegen  daelas,fram  ufeweardon 
oth  nythewcard  ;    and  sed  eorthe  bifode,  and  stanas  to- 

bsburston;    and  byrgena  wurdon   geopenode ;    and   manige 

53  halige  lichaman,  the  a'er  slepon,  arison.  And  tha  hig  ut- 
eodon  of  tham  byrgenum,  aefter  hys  aeryste,  hig  comon  on 

5»  tha  haligan  ceastre,  and  aetywdon  hig  manegum.  Witod- 
lice thaes  hundredes  ealdor,  and  tha  the  mid  hym  waeron, 
healdende  thone  Haelend,  t.ha  hig  gesawon  tha  eorth-bi- 
fnnge,  and  tha  thing  the  thaorgcwurdon,higondredon  hym 

•-,  tli earle,  and  cwaedon:  Soth  Godes  Sunuwaes  tjh.es.  Witod- 
lice thaer  waeron  manega  wiffeorran,tJia  the  fyligdon  tham 

ssHaelende  fram  Galilea,  him  thcnigende  :  betweoh  tham 
wae?  sco  JVIagdalenisce  Maria,  and   Maria  Iacobes  moder, 

rand  losephes  moder,  and  Zebedeis  sunena  moder.  Soth- 
lice tha  hyt  aefen  waes,  com  sum  welig  man  of  Arimathia, 


MATHEUS   XXVIII. 

thaes  nama  waes  Iosop,  se  sylfa  waes  thaes  Haelendesleorn- 
ing-cnyht.    He  genealaehte  to  Pilate,  and  baed  tliaes  Hael-  58 
endes  lichaman.     Tha  het  Pilatus  agifan  hym  thone  licha- 
man.      And   Iosep  genani  thone   lichaman,   and   bewand  59 
byne  mid  claenre  scytan,  and  lede  hyne  on  hys  niwan  00 
byrgene,  tha  he  aheow  on  stane :  and  he  to-awylte  my- 
celne  stan  to  hlide  thaere  byrgene,  and  ferde  syththan.  Thaer  6i 
waes  sothlice  seo  Magdalenjsce  Maria,  and  seo  other  Maria, 
sittende  aet  thaere  byrgene.    Witodlice  othrum  daege,  the  62 
waes  gearcung-daeg,  comon  togaedere  thaera  sacerda  eald- 
ras  and  tha  sunder-halgan  to  Pilate,  and  cwaedon  :  Hlaf-  G3 
ordj  we  gemunon  thaet  se  swica  saede,  tha  he  on  life  waes, 
Arfter  thrym  dagon  ic  arise.     Hat  nu  healdan  tha  byrgene  64 
oth  thone  thryddan  daeg,  thy-laes  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  cum- 
on,  and  forstelon  hyne,  and  secgon  tham  folce,  thaet  he 
aryse  of  deathe  :  thonne  byth  thaet  aeftere  gedwyld  wyrse 
thonne  thaet  aerre.  Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus :  Ge  habbath  heord-  65 
raedene  :  farath,  and  healdath,  swa  swa  ge  witon.     Soth-  66 
lice  hig  ferdon,  and  ymbc-trymeclon  tha  byrgene,  and   in- 
seglodon  thone  stan  mid  tham  weardum. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  EASTER-AEFEN. 

XXVIII.   Sothlice  tham  reste-dacges  aefene,  se  the  on-  1 
liiit e  <mthamformanreste-daege,com  seoMagdalenisce  Ala- 
lia, and  seo  other  Maria,  thaet  hig  woldon  geseon  tha  byrg- 
ene.    And  thaer  wearth  geworden  mycel  eorth-bifung  ;  2 
witodlice  Dryhtnes  engel  astah  of  heofenum,  and  genea- 
laehte, and  awylte  thone  stan  onweg,  and  saet  thaer  on-upp- 
an.      Hys   ansyn  waes  swylce   liget,  and  hys  reaf  swa  3 
hwite  swa  snaw.     Witodlice  tha  weardas  waeron  afyrhte,  4 
and  waeron  gewordene   swylce  hig  deade  waeron.     Tha  5 
andsAvarede  se  engel,  and  saed  tham  wifum  :  Ne  ondraede 
ge  eow  :  ic  wat  witodlice  thaet  ge  secath  thone  Haelend, 
thone  the  on  rode  ahangen  waes.     Nys  he  her  :  he  aras  e 
sothlice,  swa  swa  he  saede.   Cumath,  and  g^scoth  tha  stowe 


MATHEUS   XXVIII. 

7  the  se  Haelend  waes  on  aled.  And  farath  hraedlice,  and 
secgath  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  thaet  he  aras  :  and  sothlice 
he  cymth  beforan  eow  on  Galileam ;  thaer  ge  hyne  geseoth : 
nu,  ie  secge  eow. 

TI1VS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  OTHRE  EASTER- 
WUCAN. 

8  Tha  ferdon  hig  hraedlice  fram  thaere  byrgene  mid  ege,  and 
mid  myclum  gefean  ;    and  union,  and  cythdon  hyt  hys 

9  leorning-cnyhtum.  And  efne  tha  com  se  Haelend  on- 
gean  hig,  and  cwaeth  :  Hale  wese  ge.    Hig  genealaebton, 

io  and  genainon  hys  fet,  and  to  hym  geeathmeddon.     Tha 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Ne  ondraede  ge  eow  :  far 
and  cythath  minum  gebr othrum  thaet  hig  faran  on  Galileam, 

n  tliaer  hig  seseoth  me.  Tha  tha  his:  ferdon,  tha  comon  sume 
tha  weardas  on  tha  ceastre,  and  cythdon  thaera  sacerda 

u  ealdruii)  ealle  tha  thin?,  the  tliaer  gewordene  waeron.  Tha 
g<  samnodon  tha  ealdras  hig,  and  worhton  gemot,  and  s.eal- 

la  don  thiim  thegnummycelfeoh,and  cwaedon :  Secgath,  thaet 
hys  leorning-cnyhtas  comon  nihtes,  and  forstaelon  hyne,  tha 

/ 1  we  slepon.  And  gyf  se  dema  thys  geeacsath,  we  iaerath  hyne, 

i5  and  gedoth  eow  sorhlease.  Tha  onfengon  hig  thaes  feos,  and 
dydon  eall-swa  hig  gelaerede  waeron  :  and  thys  word  waes 
gewidmaersod  mid  Iudeum  oth  thysne  andweardan  daeg. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  INNAN  THAERE  EASTEH-WUCAN. 

16  Tha  ferdon  tha  endleofen  leorning-cnyhtas  on  thone  munt, 
n  thruT  se  Haelend  hym  dyhte  ;  and  hyne  tliaer  gesawon,  and 

hig  to  hym  geeathmeddon  :  witodlice  sume  hig  tweone- 
13  don.    Tha  genealaehte  se  Haelend,  and  spraec  to  hym  thas 

thing,  and  thus  cwaeth  :   Me  ys  g  scald  aelc  anweald  on 

19  heofenan,  and  on  eorthan.  Farath  witodlice,  and  Iaerath 
ealle  theoda,  and  fulllath  hig  on  naman  Faeder,  and  Suna, 

20  and  thaes  Halgan  Gastes :  and  Iaerath  thaet  hig  healdon  ealle. 
tha  thing  the  ic  eow  behead  :  and  ic  beo  mid  eow  ealle 
dagas,  oth  worulde  geendunge.     Amen. 

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AEFTER  MARCUS    GERECEDNYSSE. 


1.  HERys  Godspellys  angyn  Haelencles  Cristes,  Godes  1 
Sana  ;  swa  awriten  ys  on  thaes  witegan  bee  Isaiam,  Nu  ic  * 
ase'nde  minne  engel  beforan  thine  ansyne,  se  gegearwath 
thinne  weg  beforan  the.    Clypiendc  stefil  on  thara  westene,  3 
Gegearwiath  Dryhtnes  weg,  doth  rihte  his  sithas.   Iohannes  4 
waes  on  westene,  fuiiigende,  and  bodiende  daed-bote  ful— 
wiht,   on  synna   forgyfenesse.      And  to   hym   ferde  eall  5 
Iudeisc    rice,    and    ealle    Hierosolima-ware,    and   waeron 
fram  hym  gefullode  on   Iordanes  ilode,  hyra  synna  and- 
dettende.      And    Iohannes   waes   gescryd    mid   oluendes6- 
haerum,  and  fellen  gyrdel  waes  ymbe  hys  landenu,  and 
gaerstapan  and  wudu-himig  he  aet ;  and  he  bodode,  and  7 
cwaeth  :  Strengra  cymth  aefter  me,  thaes  ne  eom  ic  wyrthe 
tliaet  ic  hys  sceona  thwanga  bugencle  uncnytte.     Ic  fullige  8 
eow  on  waetere  :-  he  eow  fullath  on  Halgum  Gaste.     And  9 
on  tham  dagum  com  se  Haelend  fram  Nazareth  Galilee, 
and  Eullod  on  lordane  fram  lohanne.     And  sona  10 

of  thai  ah  opene  heofenas,  and  Haligne 

Gast   swa   culfran    a  ,   and  on    hym  wunigende  : 

and  tha  waes  stefn  of  heofenum  geworden  :  Thu  eart  min  »i 
gelufeda  Sunu,  on  the  ic  gelicode.  And  sona  gast  hyne  12 
on  westen  genydde.  And  he  on  Vv'estene  waes  feowertig  13 
daga  and  feowertig  nihta,  and  he  waes  fram  Satane  ge- 
costnod  ;  and  he  mid  wild-deorum  waes  ;  and  hym  englas 
thenodon.  Syththan  Iohannes  geseald  waes,  com  se  Haelend  u 
on  Galileam,  Godes  rices   godspel  bodigende,  and  thus u 


MARCUS   J. 

cwethende  :  Witodlice  ti'd  ys  gefylled,  and  heofena  rice 

genealaecth  ;  doth  daed-bote,  and  gelyfath  tham  godspeJ.le. 
jg  And  tha  he  ferde  with  tha  Galileiscan  safe,  he  geseah  Simo- 

nem,  and  Andream  his  brother,  heora  nett  on  tha  sae  laet- 
irende:  sothlice  hig  waeron  fisceras.     And  tha  cwaeth  se 

1  [aelend  :  Cumath  aefter  me,  and  ic  do  inc  thaet  gytbeoth 
lasawla  onfonde.  And  hig  tha  hraedlice  hym  fyligdon,  and 
wforleton  heora  nett.     And  thanon  hwon  agan,  he  geseah 

Iacobum  Zebedei,  and  Iohannes  his  brother,  and  hig  on 

20  heora  scype  heora  nett  logedon.  And  he  hig  sona  clyp- 
ode  :    and   hig  heora  faeder  Zebedeo   on    scype  forleton 

21  mid  hyrlingum  [and  him  folgodon]  ;  and  ferdon  to 
Gapharnaum :    and  sona   reste-dagum   he   laerde  hig    on 

22  gesamnunge  in-ganoende.  And  hi^"  wundredon  be  his 
laie  :  sothlice  he  waes  hig  laerende  swa  se  the  anweald 

23haefth,  naes  swa  boceras.  And  on  heora  gesamnunge 
24  waes  sum  man  on  unclaenum  gaste  ;  and  he  hrymde,  and 

cwaeth  :  Eala  Nazarenisca  Haelend,  hwaet  ys  us  and  the  ? 

com  thu  us  to  forspillane  ?  ic  wat  tjiu  eart  Godes  Halga. 
2s  Tha  cidde  se  Haelend  hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Adumba,  and  ga 

26  of  thysum  men.     And  se  unclaena  gast  hyne  slytende, 

27  and  mycelre  stefne  clypiende,  hym  of-eode.  Tha  wundre- 
don hig  ealle,  swa  thaet  hig  betweox  hym  cwaedon  : 
Hwaet  ys  tkys  ?  hwaet  is  theos  niwe  lar  ?  thaet  he  on  an- 
wealde  unclaenum  gastum  bebyt,  and  hig  hyrsumiath  hym. 

28  And  sona  ferde  his  hlisa  to  Galilea-rice.  Hraedlice  of 
29hyra  gesamnunge  hig  comon  on  vSimonis  and  Andreas 
9ohus,  mid  lacobe  and  Iohanne.  Sothlice  tha  saet  Simonis 
ai  swegr  hrithigende,  and  hig  hym   be  hyre  saedon.     And 

genealaecende  he  hig  up-ahof,  hyre   handa  gegripenre ; 
and  hraedlice  se  fefer  hig  forlet,  and  heo  thenode  hym. 

32  Sothlice  tha  hit  waes  aefen  geworden,  tha  sunne  to  setle 
eode,  hig  brohton  to  hym  ealle  tha  unhalan,  and  tha  the 

33  wode  waeron.      And  eall  seo  burh-waru  waes  gegaderod 

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MARCUS   J  I. 

to  thaer  e  dura.    And  he  manega  gehaelde  the  missenlicum.  34 
adlum  gedrehte  waeron,  and  manega  deofol-seocnyssa  he 
lit-adraf ;  and  hig  sprecan  ne  let,  fortham  hig  wiston  thaet 
he  Crist  waes.     And  swithe  a'er  arisendc,  he  ferde  on  weste  35 
stowe,  and  hine  thaer  gebaed.     And  hym  fyligde  Simon,  36 
and  tha  the  mid  hym  waeron.     And  tha  hig  hine  gemetton,  37 
hig  saedon  hym :  Eall  thys  folc  the  secth.     Tha  cwaeth  38 
he  :  Fare  we  on  gehende  tunas  and  ceastra,  thaet  ic  thaer 
bodige :  witodlice  to  tham  ic  com.     And  he  waes  bodigende  39 
on  heora   gesomnungum,  and   ealre  Galilea,  and   deofol- 
seocnessa  ut-adrifende. 

THYS    SCEAL   ON   WODNES-DAEG,   ON    THAERE  FIFTEOTHAN 
WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

And  to  hym  com  sum  hreofla,  hyne  biddende,  and  gebig-  40 
edum  cneowum  him  to  cwaeth  :  Dryhten,  gif  thu  wylt, 
thu  miht  geclaensian  me.   Sothlice  se  Haelend  him  gemilts-  41 
ode,  and  his  hand  athenede,  and  hyne  aethrinende,  thus 
cwaeth  :  Ic  wylle  :  beo  thu  geclaensod.    And  tha  he  thus  42 
cwaeth,  sona  seo  hreofnes  hym  fram  gewat,  and  he  waes 
geclaensod.     And  sona  he  bead  hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Warna  43 
thaet  thu  hyt  nanum  men  ne  secge  ;  ac  ga,  and  aetyw  the  44 
thaera  sacerda  ealdre,  and  bring  for  thinre  claensunge  thaet 
Moyses  bebead,  hym  on  gewitnesse.    And  he  tha  ut-gang-  45 
ende,   ongan    bodian  and  widmaersian  tha  spraece ;    swa 
thaet  he  ne  mihte  openlice  on  tha  ceastre  gan,  ac  beon  lite 
on  westum  stowum :  and  hig  aeghwanon  to  hym  comon. 

II.   And  eft  aefter  dagum  he  eode  into   Capharnaum :  1 
and  hit  waes  gehyred  thaet  he  waes  on  huse.    And  manega  2 
togaedere  comon,  and  he  to  hym  spraec.     And  hig  com-  3 
on  aenne  laman  to  hym  berende,  thone  feower  men  baeron. 
And  tha  hig  ne  mihton  hine  in-bringan  for  thaere  maen-  4 
igeo,  hig  openedon  thone  hrof  thar  se  Haelend  waes  ;  and 
hig  tha  in-asendon  thaet  bed,  the  se  lama  on  laeg.    Sothlice  5 
tha  se  Haelend  geseah  heora  geleafan,  he  cwaeth  to  tham 
73  8 


MARCUS   II. 

6  laman :  Sunu,  the  synd  thine  synna  forgifene.    Thaer  waer- 

on  sume  of  tham  bocerum  sittende,  and  on  heora  heortum 

?  thencende,  Hwi  spycth  thes  thus  ?  he  dysegath  ;  hwa  maeg 

8  synna  forgifan,  buton  God  ana  ?  Tha  se  Haelend  thaet  on 
his  gaste  oncneow,  thaet  hig  swa  betweox  him  thohton,  he 
cwaeth  to  him  :  Hwi  tbence  ge  thas  thing  on  eowrum  he- 

9  ortum  ?  hwaether  ys  etbre  to  secganne  to  tham  laman,  The 
synd  thine  synna  forgyfene ;  hwaether  the  cwethan,  Aris, 

io  nini  thin  bed,  and  ga  ?  Thaet  ge  sothlice  witon  thaet  mannes 

Sunu  haefth  anweald  on  eorthan  synna  to  forgyfanne,  he 

n  cwaeth  to  tham  laman,  The  ic  secge,  Aris,  nim  thin  bed,  and 

12  ga  to  thinum  huse.  And  he  sona  aras,  and  beforan  heom 
eallum  eode,swa  thaet  eallewundredon,  and  thus  cwaedon: 

13  Naefre  we  aer  thyllic  ne  gesawon.  Eft  he  ut-ode  to  thaere 
safe,  and  eall  seo  maenigeo  hym  to  com,  and  he  hig  laerde. 

14  And  tha  he  forth-eode,  he  geseah  Leuin-Alphei  sittende 
aet  his  cep-setle,  and  he  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Folga  me.     Tha 

is  aras  he  and  folgode  hym.  And  hit  gewearth,  tha  he  saet 
on  his  huse,  thaet  manega  manfulle  saeton  mid  tham  Hael- 
ende,  and  his  leorning-cnyhtum  ;  sothlice  manega,  tha  the 

i6  hym  fyligdon,  waeron  boceras  and  Pharisei,  and  cwaedon  : 
Witodlice  he  ytt  mid  manfullum  and  synfullum,  and  hig 
cwaedon  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Hwi  ytt  eower  lareow 

n  and  drincth  mid  manfullum  and  synfullum  ?  Tha  se  Hael- 
end thys  gehyrde,  he  saede  him :  Ne  bethurfon  natha  hal- 
an  laeces,  ac  tha  the  untrume  synd  :  ne  com  ic  na  thaet  ic 

is  clypode  rihtwise,  ac  synfulle.  And  tha  waeron  Iohannes 
leorning-cnyhtas  and  Pharisei  faestende :  and  tha  comon 
hig,   and  saedon  hym  :    Hwi  faestath  Iohannes   leorning- 

wcnyhtas  and  Phariseorum,  and  thine  ne  faestath?  Tha 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Cwethe  ge  sculon  thaes  bryd-guman 
cnyhtas  fa(^stan  swa  lange  swa  se  bryd-guma  mid  him  is  ? 
ne  magon  hi  faestan  swa  lange  tide  swa  hig  thone  bryd- 

20  guman  mid  hym  habbath.       Sothlice  tha  dagas  cumath, 


MARCUS   III. 

thonne  se  bryd-guma  him  bith  fram  acyrrctl,  and  thonne 
hig  faestath  on  tham  dagum.     Nan  man  ne  sywath  niwne  a 
scyp  to  ealdum  reafe  ;  elles  he  afyrth  thone  niwan  scyp  of 
tham  ealdan  reafe,  and  bith  mare  slite.     And  nan  man  ne  22 
deth  niwe  win  on  ealde  bytta,  elles  thaet  win  tobrycth  tha 
bytta,  and  thaet  win  bith  agoten,  and  tha  bytta forweorthath; 
ac  niwe  win  sceal  beon  gedon  on  niwe  bytta,  thonne  beoth 
butu  gehealden.     Eft  waes  geworden,  tha  he  reste-dagum  23 
thurh  aeceras  eode,  his  leorning-cnyhtas  ongunnon  tha  ear 
pluccian.     Tha  cwaedon  Pharisei  to  hym  :  Loca  nu  hwaet  24 
thine  leorning-cnyhtas  doth,  thaet  him  alyfed  naes  on  reste- 
dagum.     Tha  saede  he  him  :  Ne  raedde  ge  naefre  hwaet  25 
dyde  Dauid,  tha  hine  hingrode,  and  tha  the  mid  him  waeron  ? 
hu  he  in  Godes  huse  eode,  under  Abiathar,  thara  sacerda  25 
ealdre,  and  he  aet  tha  ofrung-hlafas,the  hym  naeron  alyfede 
to  etanne,  buton  sacerdum  anum,  and  he  sealde  tham  the 
mid  hym  waeron  ?  And  he  saede  hym :  Reste-daeg  waes  ge-  -'? 
worht  for  tham  men,  naes  se  man  for  tham  reste-daeo;e  :  wit-  28 
odlice  Dryhten  ys  mannes  Sunu  eac  swylce  reste-daeges. 

III.   And  eft  he   eode   on  gesomnunge  ;  and  thar  wac  1 
an  man  forscruncene  hand  haebbende.     And  hy  gynidon,  2 
hwaether  he  on  reste-dagum  gehaelde,  thaet    hig   hyne 
gewregdon.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  men  the  forscruncene  3 
hand  haefde  :  Aris  gemang  him.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Alyfth  4 
reste-dagum  wel  to  donne,  hwaether  the  yfele  ?  sawle  ge- 
haelan,  hwaether  the  forspillan  ?     And  hig  suwodon.     And  5 
hig  besceawigende  mid  yrre,  ofer  heora   heortan  blind- 
nesse  geunret,  cwaeth  to  tham  men :  Athene  thine  hand. 
And  he  athenede  hig  :  tha  wearth  his  hand  gehaeled  sona. 
Tha  Pharisei  mid  Herodianiscum  ut-jran^ende,  theahtedon  6 
ongen  hine,  hu  hig  hyne  fordon  mihton.     And  tha  ferde  7 
se  Haelend  to  thaere  sae  mid  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  ;  and 
mycel  maeniu  him  fyligde  fram  Galilea,  and   Iudea,  and  » 
Hierusalem,  and  fram  Idumea,  and  begeondan  Iordane  j 


MARCUS   III. 

and  to  him  com  myccl  macnigeo  ymbe  Ti'rum  and  Sido- 

9  ne,  gehyrende  tha  thing  the  he  wDrhte.  And  he  cwaeth 
to  his  cnyhtum,  thaet  hig  him  on  scype  thenedon,  for  thaere 

10  macnigeo,  thaet  hig  hine  ne  ofthrungon.  Sothlice  manega 
he  gehaelde  ;  swa  thaet  hig  aethrinon  hys :  and  swa  fela 

11  swa  untrumnessa  and  unclaene  gastas  haefdon,  tha  hig 
hine  gesawon,  hig  to-foran  him  astrehton,  and  thus  cweth- 

12  ende  clypedon  :  Thu  cart  Godes  Sunu.  And  he  him  swythe 
n  forbead,  thaet  hig  hine  ne  geswuteledon.  And  on  aenne  munt 

he  ferde,  and  to  him  geclypode  tha  the  he  wolde  ;  and  hig 
14  to  him  comon.  And  he  dyde  thaet  hig  twelfe  mid  him 
swaeron,  and  he  hig  asende  godspel  to   bodigenne ;    and 

he  him  anweald  sealde  untrumnessa  to  haelanne,  and  deo- 
i6  fcl-seocnessa  ut  to  adrifanne  :  and  he  nemde  Simon  Pe- 
i7  trum  ;  and  Iacobum  Zebedei,  and  Iohannem  his  brother,  and 

heom  naman  onsette  Boanerges,  thaet  ys,  thunres  beam : 

is  and    Andream,   and   Philippum,   and   Bartbolomeum,  and 

[Matheum],  and  Thomam,  and  Iacobum  Alphei,  and  Tad- 

i9deum,  and    Simonem    Chananeum,    and   Iudam  Scarioth, 

20  se  hine  sealde.     And  eft  him  to  com  swa  micel  maenig- 

21  eo,  thaet  hig  naefdon  hlaf  to  etanne.  And  tha  hig  hyne 
gehyrdon,  hig  ferdon,  thaet  hig  hyne  namon  ;    and  thus 

22  cwaedon  :  Sothlice  he  ys  on  hat-heortnesse  gewend.  And 
tha  boceras,  the  wendon  fram  Hierusalem,  cwaedon  :  Soth- 
lice he  haefth  Beelzebub,  and  on  deofla  ealdre  he  deofol- 

23  seocnessa  ut-adrifth.  And  he  hig  togaedere  geclypode, 
and  on  bigspellum  hym  to  cwaeth :  Hu  maeg  Satanas  Sa- 

24  tanan  lit-adrifan  ?  and  gif  his  rice  on  hym  sylfum  bith 
2s  todacled,  hu  maeg  hit  standan  ?  and  gif  thaet  hus  ofer 
26 hit    sylfe   bilh    todacled,   hu  maeg  hit  standan?    and  gif 

Satanas  winth  ongen  hyne  sylfne,  he  byth  todaeled,  and  he 

27  standan  ne  maeg,  ac  haefth  ende.     Ne  maeg  man  thone 

strangan  his  aehta  and  his  fata  bereafian,  and  on  his  hus 

gan,  buton  man  thone  strangan  aerest  gebinde ;  and  thonne 


MARCUS   IV. 

hys  hus  reafige.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  ealle  synna  as 
synd  manna  bearnum  forgyfene,  and  bysmerunga,  tiiam  the 
hig  bysmeriath :  sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Se  the  thone  Halgan  29 
Gast  bysmerath,  se  naefth  on  ecnysse  forgifenysse,  ac  byth 
eces  gyltes  scyldig :  fortham  the  hig  cwaedon,  He  haefth  30 
unclaenne  gast.     Tha  com  to  him  his  moder,  and  his  ge-  31 
brothra,  and  thar  ute  stodon,  and  to  him  sendon,  and  to 
him  clypedon.     And  mycel  maenigeo  ymb  hine  saet,  and  32 
to  him  cwaedon :  Her  ys  thin  moder,  and  thine  gebrothra 
lite,  and  secath  the.    He  tha  him  andswarede,  and  cwaeth  :  33 
Hwylc   ys   min  moder,   and    mine  gebrothra  ?       And   he  34 
cwaeth,  tha  behealdende  the  him  abuton  saeton :  Her  is 


:;.- 


min  modor,  and  mine  gebrothra.  Sothlice  se  the  deth 
Godes  wilian,  se  ys  min  moder,  and  min  brother,  and 
swuster. 

IV.  And  eft  he  ongan  hig  aet  thaere  sa'e  laeran,  and  him  1 
waes  nrycel  maenigeo  to  gegaderod,  swa  thaet  he  on  scyp 
eode,  and  on  thaere  sa'e  waes  ;  and  eall  seo  maenigeo  ymbe 
tha  sa'e  waes,  on  lande.     And  he  hig  fela  on  bigspellum  2 
laerde,  and  him  to  cwaeth  on  his  lare  :  Gehyrath  ;  Ut-eode  3 
se  sa'edere  his  saed  to  sawenne  :  and  tha  he  seow,  sum  feoll  4 
with  thone  wcg,  and  fugelas  comon,  and  hit  fraeton.     Sum  5 
feoll  ofer  stan-scylian,  thar    hit    naefde  mycele  eorthan, 
and  sona  up-eode  ;  fortham  hit  naefde  eorthan  thiccnesse. 
Tha  hit  up-eode,  seo  sunne  hit  forswaelde,  and  hit  for-  6 
scranc  ;  fortham  hyt  wyrt-ruman  naefde.     And  sum  feoll  7 
on  thornas;  thastigon  thathornas,  andforthrysmodon  thaet, 
and  hit  waestm  ne  baer.     And  sum  feoll  on  god  land,  and  8 
hit  sealde,  up-stigende   and  wexende,  waestm  ;    and  an 
brohte    thrytigfealdne,    sum     syxtigfealdne,     sum     hund- 
fealdne.     And  he  cwaeth  :  Gehyre,  se  the  earan  haebbe  to  9 
gehyranne.     And  tha  he  ana  waes,  hine  acsodon  thaet  big-  10 
spell  tha  twelfe  the  mid  him  waeron.     And  he  saede  heom  :  11 
Eow  ys  geseald  to  witanne  Godes  rices  gerjaiu  ;  tfyarn  the 
77  8* 


MARCUS   IV. 

u  ute  synd,  ealle  thing  on  bigspellum  geweorthath  :  thaet  hig 
geseonde  geseon,  and  na  ne  geseon ;  and  gehyrende  ge- 
hyron,  and  ne  ongiton  ;  the-laes  hig  hwaenne  syn  gecyr- 

13  rede,  and  heom  syn  hyra  synna  forgyfene.  Tha  saede  he 
him :  Ge  nyton  this  bigspell :  and  hu  mage  ge   ealle  big- 

14  spell  witan  ?    Se  the  saewth,  word  he  saewth.  Sothlice  tha 
is  synd  with  thone  weg,  thar  thaet  word  ys  gesawen  ;  and 

tlionne  hig  hit  gehyrath,  sona  cymth  Satanas,  and  afyrth 
i6  thaet  word  the  on  heora  heortan  asawenys.     And  tha  synd 

gelice  the  synd  ofer  stan-scylian  gesawen  :  sona  thonne  hig 
n  thaet  word  gehyrath,  and  thaet  mid  blisse  onfoth  ;  and  hig 

nabbath  wyrt-ruman  on  him,  ac  beoth  unstatholfaeste  ;  and 

syththan  up-cymth  deofles  costnung,and  his  ehtnys  for  tham 
is  worde.  Hig  synd  on  thornum  gesawen  ;  thaet  synd  tha  the 
i9  tliaet  word  gehyrath,  and  of  yrmthe,  and  swicdome  worold- 

welena,  and  othra  gewilnunga,  thaet  word  ofthrysmiath,and 

20  synd  buton  waestme  gewordene.  And  tha  the  gesawene 
synd  ofer  thaet  gode  land,  tha  synd  the  thaet  word  gehyr- 
ath, and  onfoth,  and  waestm  bringath,  sum  thrytigfealdne, 

21  sum  syxtigfealdne,  and  sum  hundfealdne.  And  he  saede 
him :  Gwyst  thu  cymth  thaet  leoht-faet  thaet  hyt  beo  under 
bydene  aset,  oththe  under  bedde  ?     Wite  gere  thaet  hit  sy 

22  ofer  candel-staef  aset.  Sothlice  nys  nan  thing  behydd,  the 
ne  sy  geswutelod  ;  ne  nys  digle  geworden,  ac  thaet  hit  open- 

23  lice  cume.     Gehyre,  gif  hwa  earan  haebbe  to  gehyranne. 

24  And  he  cwaeth  to  him  :  Warniath  hwaet  ge  gehyron  ;  and 
on  tham  gemote  the  ge  metath,  eow  bith  gemeten,  and  eow 

25  bith  yht.  Tham  bith  geseald  the  haefth,  and  tham  the  naefth, 

26  him  bith  aetbroden.    And  he  cwaeth  ;  Godes  rice  ys  swylce 

27  man  wurpe  god  sa'ed  on  his  land,  and  sawe  ;  and  arise 
daeges  and  nihtes,  and  thaet  sa'ed  growe  and  wexe,  thonne 

28  he  nat.  Sothlice  sylf-willes  seo  eorthe  waestm  bereth  ;  aer- 
est  gaers,  syththan  ear,  syththan  fulne  hwaete  on  tham  eare. 

29  And  thonne  se  waestm  bine  forthbringth,  sona  he  sent  his 


MARCUS   V. 


si'col,  fortham  thaet  ryp  act  ys.     And  eft  he  cwaeth  :  For  30 
hwam  geanlicie  we  heofena  rice,  oththe  hwylcum  bigspelle 
withmete  we  hit  ?     Swa  swa  senepes  saed,  thonne  hit  bithai 
on  eorthan'gesawen,  hit  is  ealra  saeda  lacst,  the  oneorthan 
synd  :  and  thonne  hit  asawen  bith,  hit  astihth,  and  bith  32 
ealra  wyita  maest,  and  haefth  swa  mycele  bogas,  thaet  heof- 
nes  fugelas  eardian  magon  under  his  sceade.     And  man- 33 
egum  swylcum  bigspellum  he  spraec   to  hym,  thaet  hig 
mihton  gehyran.     Ne  spaec  he  na  butan  bigspelle:  eall34 
he   his    leorning-cnyhtum    asimdron   rehte.       And   saede  35 
him :  Thonne  aefen  byth,  uton  faran  ongean.  And  tha  maen-  36 
igeo   forlaetende,   hig   onfengon    hine   swa   he    on   scype 
waes,  and  othre  scypu  waeron  mid  him.     And  tha  waes  37 
mycel  yst  windes  geworden  ;  and  ytlia  he  awearp  on  thaet 
scyp,  thaet  hit  waes  gefylled.     And  he  waes  on  scype,  ofer  38 
bolster  slapende ;  and  hig  awehton  hine,  and  cwaedon  : 
JNe  belimpth  to  the  thaet  we  forweorthath  ?    And  he  aras,  39 
and  tham  winde  bebead,  and  cwaeth  to  thaere  sae  :  Suwa, 
and  gestyl ;  and  se  wind  geswac  tha,  and  wearth  mycel 
smyltnes.     And  he  saede  him  :  Hwi  synd  ge  forhte  ?  git  40 
ge  nabbath  geleafan.     And  hig  myclum  ege  him  ondred- « 
on,  and  cwaedon  aelc  to  othrum  :  Hwaet  wenst  thu  ?  hwaet 
ys  thes,  thaet  him  windas  and  sae  hyrsumiath  ? 

TIIYS  SCEAL  OX  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  SEOFETPIAN  VVUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

V.  Tha  comon  hig  ofer  thaere  sa'es  muthan,  on  thaet  rice  1 
Gerasenorum.     And  him  of  scype  gangendum,  him  sona  2 
agen  am  an  man  of  tham  byrgenum,  on  unclaenum  gaste, 
se  haefde  on  byrgenum  scraef ;  and  hine  nan  man  mid  3 
racenteagum    ne    mihte  gebindan ;    fortham   he   oft,  mid  4 
fot-copsum  and  racenteagum  gebunden,  toslat  tha  race- 
teaga,  and  tha  fot-copsas  tobraec  ;  and  hyne  nan  man  ge- 
wyldan   ne    mihte.      And  symle,  daeges  and   nihtes,  he  5 
waes  on  byrgenum  and  on  muntum,  hrymende,  and  hine 


MARCUS   V. 

6  sylfne  mid  stanum  ceorfende.    Sothlice  tha  he  thone  Hael- 

7  end  feorran  geseah,  he  arn,  and  hine  gebaed,  and  my- 
celre  stemne  hrymende,  thus  cwaeth  :  Eala  macra  Hael- 
end, Godes  Sunu,  hwaet  ys  me  and  the  ?  ic  halsige  the, 

8  thurh  God,  thaet  thu  me  ne  threage .  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend: 

9  Eala  thu  unclaena  gast,  ga  of  thy  sum  men.  Tha  acsode  he 
hine :  Hwaet  ys  thin  nama  ?    Tha  cwaeih  he  :  Min  nama  ys 

io  Legio  ;  fort  ham  we  manega  synd.     And  he  hine  swythe 
n  baed,  thaet  he  hine  of  tham  rice  ne  nydde.  Thar  waes  embe 

12  thone  munt  mycel  swyna  heord  laeswigende.  And  tha 
unclaenan  gastas  hine  baedon,  and  cwaedon  :  Send  us  on 

13  thas  swyn,  thaet  we  on  hig  gan.  And  tha  lyfde  se  Haelend 
sona  ;  and  tha  eodon  tha  unclaenan  gastas  on  tha  swyn  : 
and  on  myclum  hryre  seo  heord  wearth  on  sae  bescofcn, 

i*twa  thusendo,  and  wurdon  adruncene  on  thaere  sa'e.  Soth- 
lice tha  the  hig  heoldon  flugon,  and  cyddon  on  thaere 
ceastre,  and  on  lande  :  and  hig  ut-eodon  \haet  hig  gesaw- 

15  on  hwaet  thaer  gedon  waere.  And  hig  comon  to  tham 
Haelende,  and  hig  gesawon  tlione,  the  mid  deofle  gedreht 
waes,  gescrydne  sittan,  and  hales  modes  :    and  hig  him 

i6  ondredon.  And  hig  rehton  him,  tha  the  hit  gesawon,  hu 
hyt  gedon  waes  be  tham  the  deofol-seocnesse  haefde,  and 

17  be  tham  sw^num.     And  hig  baedon  thaet  he  of  heora  ge- 

lsmaerum  ferde.  Tha  he  on  scyp  eode,  hine  ongan  biddan, 
se  the  a'er  mid  deofle  gedreht  waes,  thaet  he  mid  hym  waere. 

io  Him  tha  se  Haelend  ne  getithode  ;  ac  he  saede  him :  Ga  to 
thinum  huse,  to  thinum  hi'wum,  and  cyth  heom,  hu  mycel 

oo  Dryhten  gedyde,  and  he  gemiltsode  the.  And  he  tha  ferde, 
and  ongan  bodian  on  Decapolim,  hu  fela  se  Haelend  him 

21  dyde  :  and  hig  ealle  wundredon.  And  tha  se  Haelend 
eft  on  scype  ferde   ofer  thone  muthan,  hym  com  to  mycel 

22  maenigeo  ;  and  waes  ymbe  tha  sa'e.  And  tha  com  sum  of 
heah-gesamnungum,  Iairus  hatte  ;  and  tha  he  hine  geseah, 

23  he  astrehte  hine  to  his  fotum,  and  hine  swythe  baed,  and 


MARCUS   V. 

he  cwaeth :  Min  dohter  ys  on  ytemestum  sithe  ;  cum  and 
sete  thine  hand  ofer  hig,  thaet  hco  hal  sy,  and  lybbe.    Tha  <u 
ferde  he  mid  him  ;  and  him  fyligde  mycel  maenigeo,  and 
thrungon  hine.   And  tha  thaet  wif,  the  on  blodes  ryne  twelf  25 
winter  waes,  and  fram  manegum  laecum  fela  thinga  tholode,  26 
and  daelde  eall  thaet  heo  ahte,  and  hit  naht  ne  fremede, 
ac  waes  the  wyrse ;  tha  heo  be  tham  Haelende  gehyrde,  heo  27 
com  with-aeftan  tha  maenigeo,  and  his  reaf  aethran.    Soth-  28 
lice  heo  cwaeth  :  Gif  ic  furthon  his  reafes  aethrine,  ic  beo 
hal.     And  tha  sona  wearth  hyre   blodes  ryne  adruwod  ;  29 
and  heo  on  hyre  gefredde,  thaet  heo  of  tham  wite  geha'eled 
waes.     And  tha  se  Haelend  oncneow  on  him  sylfum  thaet  30 
him maegen  of-eode,  he  cwaeth,  bewend  to  thaere  maenigeo : 
Hwa  aethran  mine  reaf  ?  Tha  cwaedon  his  leorning-cnyht-  31 
as:  Thu  gesyhst  thas  maenigeo  the  thringende,  and  thu 
.•wyst,  Hwa  aethran  me  ?     And  tha  beseah  hine,  thaet  he  32 
^esawe  thone  the  thaet  dyde.    Thaet  wif  tha,  ondraedende  33 
md  forhtigende,  com  and  astrehte  hig  beforan  him,  and  saede 
urn  eall  thaet  riht.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Dohter,  thin  34 
^eleafa  the  hale  gedyde  ;  ga  the  on  sibbe,  and  beo  of  thys- 
:m  hal.     Him  tha  gyt  sprecendum,  hig  comon  fram  tham  35 
iieah-gesamnungum,  and  cwaedon:  Thin  dohtor  ys  dead  ; 
dwi  drecst  thu  leng  thone  Lareow  ?    Tha  he  gehyrde  thaet  36 
word,  tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Ne  ondraed  thu  the  ;  gelyf  for 
an.     And  he  ne  let  hym  aenig  ne  fyligean,  buton  Petrum,  37 
and   Iacobum,  and   Iohannem   Iacobes  brother.      And  hig  38 
comon  on  thaes  heah-ealdres  hus,  and  he  geseah  mycel 
gehlyd,  wepende  and  geomriende.     And  tha  he  in-eode  39 
he  cwaeth :  Hwi  synd  ge  gedrefede  and  wepath  ?  nis  this 
maeden  dead,  ac  heo  slaepth.     Tha  taeldon  hig  hine.     He  40 
tha,  eallum  ut-adrifenum,  nam  thaes  maedenes  faeder  and 
moder,  and  tha  the  mid  him  waeron,  and  in-eodon  suwiende 
thar  thaet  maeden  waes.  And  hyre  hand  nam,  and  cwaeth  :  « 
Thalimtha  cumi  :  t^iaet  ys,  on  ure  getheode  gereht,  Maed- 

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MARCUS   VI. 

12  en,  the  ic  secge,  ari's.  And  heo  sona  aras,  and  eode  ; 
sothlice  heo  waes  twelf  wintre.     And  ealle  hig  wundredon 

3  mycelre  wundrunge.     And  he  hym  thearle  bebead,  thaet 

hi  hyt  nanum  men  ne  sa'edon  :  and  he  het  hyre  etan  syllan. 

VI.  And  tha  he  thanon  eode,  he  ferde  on  his  ethel,  and 

t  him  folgedon  hys  leorning-cnyhtas.  And  gewordenum 
reste-daege,  he  ongan  on  gesomnunge  laeran  ;  and  mae- 
nige  gehyrdon,  and  wundredon  on  his  lare,  and  cwaedon  : 
Hwanon  synd  thyssum  ealle  thas  thing  ?  and  hwaet  ys  se 
wisdom  the  hym  geseald  ys,  and  swylce  mihta  the  thurh 

3  his  handa  gewordene  synd  ?  Hu  nys  thys  se  smith,  Ma- 
rian sunu,  Iacobes  brother,  and  Iosepes,  and  Iude,  and 
Simonis  ?  hu  ne  synd  hys  swustra  her  mid  us  ?     And  tha 

4  wurdon  hig  gedrefede.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Sothlice 
nys  nan  witega  butan  weorthscype,  buton  on  his  ethele, 

5  and  on  his  maegthe,  and  on  his  huse.  And  he  ne  mihte 
thar  aenig  maegen  wyrcan,  buton  feawa  untrume,  on-asett- 

6  um  his  handum,  he  gehaelde.  And  he  wundrode  for 
heora  ungeleafan.     He  tha  laerende,  tha  castel  beferde. 

7  And  him  twelfe  to  geclypode,  and  agan  hig  sendan, 
twam  and  twam  ;  and  him  anweald  sealde  unclaenra  ga- 

"ssta  ;  and  him  bebead  thaet  hig  naht  on  wege  ne  namon, 
buton   gyrde    ane  ;   ne  codd,  ne  hlaf,  ne   feoh  on  heora 

9  gyrdlum :  ac  gesceode  mid  calcum  ;  and  thaet  hig  mid 

io  twam  tunecum  gescrydde  naeron.  And  he  cwaeth  to  him  : 
Swa  hwylc  hus  swa  ge  in-gath,  wuniath  thar,  oth  thaet  ge 

ii  ut-gan.  And  swa  hwylce  swa  eow  ne  gehyrath,  thonne  ge 
thanon  ut-gath,  asceacath  thaet  dust  of  eowrum  fotum,  him 

i2  on   gewitnessc.       And    ut-gangende,    hig   bodedon    thaet 

13  hig  daed-bote  dydon.  And  hig  manega  deofel-seocnessa 
lit-adrifon,  and  manega  untrume  mid  ele  smyredon,  and 

14  gehaeldon.  And  tha  gehyrde  Herodes  se  cyning  thaet 
(sothlice  his  nama  waes  swutol  geworden),  and  he  cwaeth  : 
Witodlice  Iohannes  se  Fulluhtere  of  deathe  aras,  and  on 

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MARCUS   VI. 

him  synd  fortham  maegenu  geworht.     Sume  cwaedon :  15 
He  ys  Elias ;  sume  cwaedon  :  He  ys  witega,  swylce   an 
of  tham  witegum.  Tha  Herodes  thaet  gehyrde,  he  cwaeth  :  16 
Se  Iohannes,  the  ic  beheafdode,  se  aras  of  deathe. 

TI1YS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  INNAN  HAEREFESTE  TO  S«  IOHANNES 

MAESSAN. 

Sothlice  Herodes  sende   and  het  Iohannem  gebindan  on  17 
cwerterne,  for  thaere  Herodiadiscan,  hys  brother  lafe  Phil- 
ippus  ;  fortham  the  he  nam  hig.     Tha  saede  Iohannes  He-  is 
rode  :  Nys  the  alyfed  to  habbenne  thines  brother  wi'f.  Tha  19 
syrwde   Herodias  ymbe  hyne,  and  wolde  hyne   ofslean, 
and  heo  ne  mihte.     Sothlice  Herodes  ondred  Iohannem,  20 
and  wiste  thaet  he  waes  rihtwis  and  halig,  and  he  heold 
hine  on  cwerterne,  and  he  gehyrde  thaet  he  fela  wundra 
worhte,  and  he  luflice  him  hyrde.     Tha  se  daeg  com  He-  21 
rodes   gebyrd-tide,    he   gegearwode   mycele   feorme   hys 
ealdormannum,  and  tham  fyrmestum  on  Galilea.     And  tha  22 
tha  thaere  Herodiadiscan  dohter  in-eode,  and  tumbode,  hit 
licode  Herode  and  eallum  tham  the  him  mid  saeton.     Se 
cyning  cwaeth  tha  to  tham  maedene  :  Bide  me  swa  hwaet 
swa  thu  wylle,  and  ic  the  sylle.   And  he  swor  hyre  :  Sothes  23 
ic  the  sylle  swa  hwaet  swa  thu  me  bitst,  theah  thu  wylle 
healf  min  rice.  Tha  heo  ut-eode,  heo  cwaeth  to  hyre  meder :  24 
Hwaes  bidde  ic  ?     Tha  cwaeth  heo :  Iohannes  heafod  thaes 
Fulluhteres.     Sona  tha  heo  mid  ofeste  in  to  tham  cyningess 
eode,  heo  baed,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Ic  wylle  thaet  thu  me 
hraedlice   on   anum  disce    sylle    Iohannes  heafod.      Tha  26 
wearth  se  cyning  geunret,  for  tham  athe,  and  for  tham 
the  hym  mid  saeton,  nolde  theah  hig  geunretan  ;  ac  sende 
aenne  cwellere,  and   bebead    thaet   man   his   heafod   on  97 
anum  disce  brohte.     And  he  hine  tha  on  cwerterne  be-  28 
heafdode,    and    his    heafod    on    anum    disce    brohte,    and 
hit  sealde  tham  maedene ;  and  thaet  maeden  hit  sealde  hyre 
meder.     Tha  his  cnyhtas  thaet  gehyrdon,  hig  comon  and  29 

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MARCUS   VI. 

30  his  lie  namon,  and  hine  on  byrgene  ledon.  Sothlice  tha 
tha  apostolas  togaedere  comon,  big  cyddon  tham  Haelende 

31  eall  thaet  hig  dydon,  and  hig  laerdon.  And  he  saede  hym  : 
Cumath,  and  utc-n  gan  on-sundron  on  weste  stowe,  and 
us  hwon  restan  :  sothlice  manega  waeron  the  comon  and 

32  agen-hwyrfdon,  and  fyrst  naefdon  thaet  hig  a'eton.  And 
on  scyp  stigende,  hig  foron  on-sundron   on  weste  stowe. 

33  And  gesawon  hig  farende,  and  hig  gecneowon  manega, 
and   gangende  of  tham  burgum,  thyder  urnon,  and  him 

3ibeforan  comon.  And  tha  sc  Haelend  tlianon  eode,  he 
geseah  mycele  maenigeo,  and  he  gemiltsode  him,  fortham 
the  hig  waeron  swa  swa  seep  the  naenne  hyrde  nabbath : 

35  and  he  ongan  hig  fela  laeran.  And  tha  hit  mycel  ykling 
waes,  his  leorning-cnyhtas  him  to   comon,  and  cwaedon  : 

ssTheos  stow  ys  weste,  and  ti'ma  ys  forth-agan  :  forlaet  thas 
maenegeo,  thaet  hig  faron  on   gehende   tunas,   and   him 

37  mete  byegan,  thaet  hig  eton.  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Sylle  ge  him 
etan.  Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Uton  gan,  and  mid  twam  hund- 
red penegum  hlafas  byegan,   and  we   him   etan    syllath. 

38  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hu  fela  hlafa  habbe  ge  ?  gath  and  lociath. 
And  tha  hig  wiston,  hig  cwaedon  :  Fif  hlafas,  and  twegen 

39  fixas.  And  tha  bebead  se  Haelend  thaet  thaet  folc  saete  ofer 

40  thaet  grene  hig.     And  hig  tha  saeton,  hundredum,  and  fif- 
4i  tigum.     And  fif  hlafum  and  twam  fixum  onfangenum,  he 

on  heofen  locode,  and  hig  bletsode  ;  and  tha  hlafas  braec, 

and  sealde  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  thaet  hig  to-foran  him 

42asetton;  and  twegen  fixas  him  eallum  daelde.     And  hig 

43aeton  tha  ealle,  and  gefyllede  wurdon.     And  hig  namon 

44thaera  hlafa  and  fixa  lafa,  twelf  wilian  fulle.      Sothlice  fif 

thusend  manna  thaera  etendra  waeron. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  SAETERNES-DAEG  AER  HALGAN  DAEGE. 

45  Tha  sona  he  nydde  his  leorning-cnyhtas   on  scyp  sti'gan, 

thaet  hig  him  beforan  foron  ofer  thone  muthan  to  Bethsaida, 

«6  0th  he  thaet  folc  forlete.     And  tha  he  hig  forlet,  he  ferde 

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MARCUS   VII. 

on  thone  munt,  and  hine  ana  thar  gebaed.     And  tha  aefen  47 
waes,  thaet  scyp  waes  on  middre  sae,  and  he  ana  waes  on 
lande.     And  he  geseah  hig  on  rewette  swincende  ;  him  48 
waes  witherweard  wind  ;  and  on  niht,  ymbe  tha  feorthan 
waeccan,  he  com  to  him,  ofer  tha  sae  gangende,  andwolde 
hig  forbugan.     Tha  hig  hine  gesawon  ofer  tha  sae  gang-  49 
ende,  hig  we'ndon  thaet  hit  unfaele  gast  waere,  and  hig 
clypedon  :  hig  ealle  hine  gesawon,  and  wurdon  gedref-  50 
ede.     And  sona  he  spraec  to  him,  and  cwaeth  :  Gelyfath  ; 
ic  hit  eom  ;  nellen  ge  eow  ondraedan.     And  he  on  scyp  51 
to  him  eode  ;  and  se  wind  geswac  :   and  hig  thaes  the  ma 
betweox  him  wundredon.     Ne  ongeaton  hig  be  tliam  hlaf-  52 
urn  ;  sothliee  heora  heorte  waes  ablend.     And  tha  hig  53 
ofer-segledon,  hig  comon  to  Genesaret,  and  thar  wicedon 
And  tha  hig  of  scype  eodon,  sona  hig  hine  gecneowon  ;  54 
and  eall  thaet  rice  befarende,  hig  on  saeccingum  baeron  tha  55 
untruman,  thar  hig  hine  gehyrdon.     And  swa  hwar  swa  he  56 
on  wi'c  oththe  on  tunas  eode,  on  straeton  hig  tha  untruman 
ledon,  and  hine  baedon  thaet  hig  hum  his  reafes  fnaed  aethrin- 
on.     And  swa  fela  swa  hine  aethrinon,  hig  wurdon  hale. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  THRYDDAN 
LENCTEN-WUCAN. 

VII.   Tha  comon  to  hym  Pharisei,  and  sume   boceras,  1 
cumende  fram  Hierusalem.     And  tha  hig  gesawon  sume  2 
of  his  leorning-cnyhtum  besmitenum  handum,  thaet  is  un- 
thwogenum  handum,  etan,  hig  taeldon  hig,  and  cwaedon  : 
Pharisei,  and  ealle  Iudeas,  ne  etath  buton  hig  heora  handa  3 
gelomlice  thwean,  healdende  heora  yldrena    gesetnessa. 
And  on  stra'ete  hig  ne  etath,  buton  hig  gethvvegene  beon.  4 
And  manega  othre  synd,  the  hym  gesette  synd,  thaet  3's  ca- 
licea  fyrmtha,  and  ceaca,  and  ar-fata  and  maestlinga.     And  5 
tha  acsodon  hine  Pharisei  and  tha  boceras  :  Hwi  ne  gath 
thine  leorning-cnyhtas  aefter  ure  yldrena  gesetnysse,  ac 
besmitenum  handum  hyra  hlaf  thicgath  ?     Tha  answarode  6 

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MARCUS   VII. 

he  hym  :  Wei  witegode  Isaias  be  eow  liceterum,  swa  hit 

awriten  ys,  This  folc  me  mid  welerum  weorthath  ;  sothlice 

i  heora  heorte  ys  feor  fram  me.     On  idel  hig  me  weorthiath, 

8  and  manna  lara  and  bebodu  la'erath.  Sothlice  ge  forlaetath 
Godes  bebod,  and  healdath  manna  laga,  thweala  ceaca  and 

9  calica,  and  manega  othre  thyllice  thing  ge  doth.  Tha  saede 
he  him :  Wei  ge  on  idel  dydon  Godes  bebod,  thaet  ge 

10  eower  lage  healdon.  Moyses  cwaeth,  Weortha  thinne  faeder 
and  thine  moder  ;  and,  Se  the  wyrgth  his  faeder  and  his 

n  moder,  swelte  se  death* :  sothlice  ge  cwethath,  Gif  hwa 
secgth  his  faeder  and  meder,  Corban,  thaet  ys  on  ure  ge- 

12  theode,  gifu,  gif  hwylc  ys  of  me  the  fremath.  And  ofer 
thaet  ge  ne  laetath  hyne  aenig  thing  don  his  faeder  oththe 

13  meder ;  toslitende  Godes  bebod,  for  eower  stuntan  lage, 
the  ge  gesetton  :  and  manega  othre  thing  thyssum  gelice 

14  ge  doth.      And  eft  tha   maenegeo  he   him  to    clypode, 

15  and  cwaeth  :  Gehyrath  me  ealle,  and  ongytath  :  Nys  nan 
thing  of  tham  men,  on  hine  gangende,  thaet  hine  besmitan 
maege  ;  ac  tha  thing  the  of  tham  men  forth-gath,  tha  hine 

i6besmitath.    Gif  hwa  earanhaefth,  gehlyste  me.    And  tha  se 

n  Haelend  fram  thaere  maenegeo  eode,  his  leorning-cnyhtas 

is  hine  an  bigspel  acsodon.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  And  synd  ge 

thus  ungleawe  ?    Ne  ongyte  ge,  thaet  eail  thaet  utan  cymth, 

19  on  thone  man  gangende,  ne  maeg  hine  besmitan  ?  fortham 
hit  ne  gaeth  on  his  heortan,  ac  on  his  innoth,  and  on  forth- 

20  gang  gewiteth,  ealle  mettas  claensigende.  ,  Tha  saede  he 
him,  Thaet  tha  thing  the  of  tham  men  gath,  tha  hine  besmit- 

21  ath.  Innan  of  manna  heortan  yfelo  gethancas  cumath,  unriht- 

22  haemedu,  and  forligeru,  man-slihtas,  stala,  gitsung,  man, 
facnu,  sceamleast,  yfel  gesyhth,  dysignessa,  ofermodignes, 

23  stuntscipe  :  ealle  thas  yfelu  of  tham  innoth e  cumath,  and 

24  thone  man  besmitath.  Tha  ferde  he  thanon  on  tha  endas 
Tyri  and  Sidonis,  and  he  in-agan  on  thaet  hus :  he  nolde 

v,  thaet  hig  aenig  wiste,  and  he  ne  mihte  hit  bemi'than.    Sona 


MARCUS  VIII. 

tha  an  wif  be  him  gehyrde,  thaere  dohter  haefde  uncla'enne 
gast,  heo  in-eode,  and  to  his  fotum  hig  astrehte  :  sothlice  26 
thaet  wif  waes  Haethen,  Siro-Fenisces  cynnes  ;  and  baed 
hine,  thaet  he  thone  deofel  of  hyre  dehter  adrife.  Tha  saede  27 
he  hyre  :  Laet  aerest  tha  beam  beon  gefylled  ;  nis  na  god 
thaet  man  nime  thaera  bearna  hlaf,  and  hundum  weorpe. 
Tha  andswarode  heo,  and  cwaeth  :  Dryhten,  thaet  ys  soth :  28 
witodlice  tha  hwelpas  etath  under  thaere  mysan,  of  thaera 
cilda  cruman.    Tha  saede  he  hyre  :  For  thaere  spraece  ga;  29 
nu  se  deofol  of  thinre  dehter  gewit.     And  tha  heo  on  hyre  30 
hus  eode,  heo  gemette  thaet  maeden  on  hyre  bedde  lic- 
gende,  and  thone  deofol  lit-agan. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  THIIYTTEOTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 


And  eft  he  eode  of  Tyra  gemaerum,  and  com  thurh  Sidon-  31 
em  to  thaere  Galileiscan  sae,  betweox  midde  endas  De- 
capoleos.     And  hig  laeddon  him  aenne  deafne  and  dumb-  32 
ne  man  ;  and  hine  baedon  thaet  he  his  hand  him  on  asette. 
Tha  nam  he  hine  on-sundran  of  thaere  maenigeo,  and  his  33 
fingras  on  his  earan  dyde,  and  spa'etende  his  tungan  on- 
hran  ;  and  on  thone  heofen  behealdende,  geomrode,  and  34 
cwaeth  :  EfFeta,  thaet  ys,  on  ure  getheode,  Sy  thu  ontyned. 
And  sona  wurdon  his  earan  geopenode,  and  his  tungan  3.5 
bend  wearth  unslyped,  and  he  rihte  spraec.    And  he  bead  36 
him  thaet  hig  hit  nanum  men  ne  saedon :  sothlice  swa  he 
him  swithor  bebead,  swa  hig  swithor  bodedon ;  and  thaes  the  37 
ma  wundredon,  and  cwaedon :  Ealle  thing  he  wel  dyde  ; 
and  he  dyde  thaet  deafe  gehyrdon,  and  dumbe  spraecon. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THAERE  EHTOTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

VIII.  Eft  on  tham  dagum,  him  waes  mid  mycel  maenig-  j 
eo,  and  naefdon  hwaet  hig  aeton.    Tha  cwaeth  he,  to-somne 
geclypedum  his  leorning-cnyhtum  :    Ic  gemiltsige  thysse  9 
maenigeo,  fortham  hig  thry  dagas  me  geanbidiath,  and  nab- 

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3  bath  hwaet  hig  eton  :  gif  ic  hi  faestende  to  heora  husum 
laete,  be  wege  hig  geteoriath  :  sume  hig  comon  feorran. 

4  Tha   andswaredon    him    his    leorning-cnyhtas  :    Hvvanon 
in  a  sg  aenig  man  thas  mid  hlafum  on  thysum  westene  ge- 

sfyllan?  Tha  acsodc  he  hig:  Hu  fela  hlafa  habbe  ge  ? 
6  hig  cwaedon  :  Seofon.     Tha  het  he  sittan  tha  maenegeo 

ofer  thaeorthan,andnamtha  seofon  hlafas,andGode  thanc- 

ode,  and  hig  braec,  and  sealde  his  leorning-cnyhtum, 
i  thaet  hig  to-foran  him  asetton  ;  and  hig  swa  dydon.     And 

hig  naefdon  buton  feawa  fixa  ;  and  he  tha  bletsode,  and 
s  het  beforan  him    asettan.     And   hig  aeton,   and  wurdon 

gefyllede  :  and  hig  namon  thaet  of  tham  brytsenum  belaf, 
9  seofon  wilian  fulle.  Sothlice  tha  the  thar  a'eton  waeron  fif 
io  thusend  ;  and  he   hig  tha  forlet.     And  sona  he  on  scyp 

astah  mid  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  and  com  on  tha  daelas 
u  Dalmanutha.     And  tha  ferdon  tha  Pharisei,  and  ongunnon 

mid  him  smeagean,  and  tacen  of  heofene  sohton,  and 
12  his  fandedon.     Tha  cwaeth  he,  geomriende  on  his  gaste  : 

Hwi  secth  theos  cneorys  tacen  ?  sothlice  ic  eow  secge,Ne 
isbith  thisse  cneorysse  tacen  geseald.     And  hig  tha  forlaet- 

ende,  eft  on  scyp  astah,  and  ferde  ofer  thone  muthan. 
H  And  hi  ofergeaton  thaet  hig  hlafas  ne  namon,  and  hig 
i5  naefdon   on  scype  mid  him  buton  aenne  hlaf.     And  he 

him  bead,  and  cwaeth  :  Lociath,  and  warniath  fram  Pharisea 
ic  and  Herodes  haefe.  Tha  thohton  hig  betweox  him,  and 
17 cwaedon:  Naebbe  we  nane  hlafas?    Tha  se  Haelend  thaet 

vvistf,  he  cwaeth  :  Hwat  thence  ge,  fortham  ge  hlafas  nab- 

bath  ?  g^t  ge  ne  ocnawath,  ne  ne   ongitath  ?  gyt  ge  hab- 

18  bath  eowre  heortan  geblende  ?    Eagan  ge  habbath,  and  ne 
geseoth  ;  and  earan,  and  ne  gehyrath ;  ne  ge  ne  thencath. 

19  Hwaenne   ic  braec  fif  hlafas   and   twegen  fixas,  and   hu 
fela  wylegena  ge  namon  fulle  ?    Hig  cwaedon  tha  :  Twelfe. 

v)  And  hwaenne  seofen   hlafas  feower  thusendum,  and  hu 
fela  wyligena  brytsena  ge  namon  ?     Hig  saedon  :  Seofon  : 


MARCUS  VIII. 

Tha  saede  he  him:  Hwi  ne  ongyte  ge  gyt  ?     And   hig  si 
comon  tha  to  Bethzaida;  and  hig  brohton  him  th;i  aenneaa 
blindne,  and  hine  baedon  thaet  he  hine  aethrine.     And  tha  23 
aethran  he  thaes  blindan  hand,  and  laedde  hine  butan  tha 
wi'c,  and  spaette  on  his  eagan,  and  his  hand  on-asette,  and 
hine  acsode,  hwaether  he  aht  gesawe.    Tha  cwaeth  he,  tha  24 
tha  he  hine  beseah  :  Ic  geseo  men  swylce  treow,gangende. 
Eft  he  asette  his  handa  ofer  his  eagan,  and  he  geseah  tha, « 
and  wearth  geedniwod,  swa  thaet  he  beorhtlice  eall  geseah. 
Tha  sende  he  hine  to  his  huse,  and  cwaeth  :  Ga  to  thinum  26 
huse,  and  theah  thu  on  tun  ga,  naenegum  thu  hit  ne  sege. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  OX  S«  PETRES  MAESSE-DAEGE. 

Tha  eode  he  and.  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  on  thaet  castel  Ce-  27 
sareae   Philippi ;    and   he   on   wege  his   leorning-cnyhtas 
acsode :  Hwaet  secgath  men  thaet  ic  sy  ?   Tha  andswaredon  23 
hig:  Same,  Iohannem  thone  Fulluhtere  ;  sume,  Heli'am  ; 
sume,  Sumne  of  tham  witegum.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hwaet  29 
secge  ge  thaet  ic  sy  ?     Tha  andswarede  Petras  him,  and 
cwaeth  :  Thu  eart  Crist.     And  tha  bead  he  him,  thaet  hig  30 
naenegum  be  him  ne  saedon.     Tha  ongari  he  hig  laeran,  31 
Thaet  mannes  Sunu  gebyreth  fela  thinga  tholian,  and  beon 
aworpen   fram    ealdormannum,   and    heah-sacerdum,    and 
bocerum,    and    beon    ofslegen,    and    aefter   thrim    dagum 
ari'san  :  and  spraec  tha  openlice.     And  tha  nam   Petrus32 
hine,  and  ongan  hine  threagean.     Tha  bewende  he  hine,  33 
and  cidde  Petre,  and  cwaeth :  Ga  on-baec,  Satanas ;  fortham 
thu  nast  tha  thing  the  synd  Godes,  ac  tha  thing  the  synd 
manna.     Tha  cwaeth  he,  togaedere  geclypedre  maenegeo,  34 
mid  hisleorning-cnyhtum :  Gyfhwawyle  me  fyligean,with- 
sace  hine  sylfne,  and  nime  his  cwylminge,  and  folgige  me. 
Se  the  wyle  his  sawle  hale  gedon,  se  hig  forspilth  ;  se  the  35 
forspilth  his  sawle  for  me,  and  for  tham  godspelle,  se  hig 
gehaelth.    Hwaet  fremath  men,  theah  he  ealne  middan-eard  36 
gestryne,  and   do  his  sawle  forwyrd  ?  oththe   hwylc   ge-  37 


MARCUS   IX. 

Ds  wryxl  sylth  se  man  for  his  sawle  ?  Sothlice  se  the  me  for- 
syhth  and  mine  word,  on  thisre  unriht-haemedan  and  syn- 
fulran  cneorysse,  thone  mannes  Sunu  forsyhth,  thonne  he 
cymth  on  his  Faeder  wuldre,  mid  halgum  englum. 

1 X .  Tha  saede  he  him :  Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  sume 
synd  her  wuniende,  the  death  ne  onbyrgath,  aer  hig  geseon 
Godes  rice  on  maegne  cuman. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  SATERN-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FORMAN  FAESTEN 
WUCAN. 

2  Tha  aefter  syx  dagum  nam  se  Haelend  Petrum,  and  Iacob- 
ura,  and  Iohannem,  and  laedde  hig  sylfe  on-sundron  on 
sumne  heahne  munt,  and  wearth  beforan  him  oferhywod. 

3  And  his  reaf  wurdon  glitiniende,  swa  hwite  swa  snaw, 
swa  nan  fullere  ofer  eorthan  ne  maeg  swa  hwite  gedon. 

4  Tha  aetywde  him  Helias,  mid  Moyse,  and  to  him  spraec- 

5  on.  Tha  andswarede  Petrus  him,  and  cwaeth  :  Lareow, 
god  ys  thaet  we  her  beon  :  and  uton  wyrcan  her  threo 
eardung-stowa  ;  the  ane,  and  Moyse  ane,  and  Helie  ane. 

6  Sothlice  he  nyste  hwaet  he  cwaeth  :  he  waes  afaered  mid 

7  ege.  And  seo  lyft  hig  ofer-sceadewode  ;  and  stefn  com 
of  thaore  lyfte,  and  cwaeth :  Thes  ys  mm  leofesta  Sunu, 

8gehyrath  hine.  And  tha  sona  tha  hig  besawon  hi,  nanne 
hig  mid  him  ne  gesawon,  buton  thaene  Haelend  sylfne 

9  mid  him.  And  tha  hig  of  tham  munte  astigon,  he  bead 
him  thaet  he  nanum  ne  saedon  tha  thing  the  hig  gesawon , 

10  buton  thonne  mannes  Sunu  of  deathe  arise.  Hig  tha  thaet 
word  geheoldon  betweox  him,  and  smeadon  hwaet  thaet 

ii  waere,  thonne  he  of  deathe  arise.  And  hig  hine  acsedon 
tha :  Hwaet  secgath  Pharisei  and  tha  boceras,  thaet  gebyrath 

12  aerest  thaet  Helias  cume  ?  Tha  saede  he  him,  andswari- 
gende :  Helias  ealle  thing  geedniwath,  thonne  he  cymth ;  swa 
bo  mannes  Sunu  awriten  ys,  thaet  he  fela  tholige,  and  sig 

13  oferhogod.  Ac  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  Helias  com,  and  hig 
dydon  him  swa  hwaet  swa  hig  woldon,  swa  be  him  awrit- 

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MARCUS    IX. 

en  ys.     And  tha  he  com  to  his  leorning-cnyhtuiri,  he  ge-  u 
seah  mycele  maenigeo  abutan  hig,  and  boceras  mid  him 
sprecende.     And  sona  eall  folc,  thaene  Haelend  geseonde,  is 
wearth  afaered    and    forht,  and  hyne  gretende    hym  to 
union.     Tha  ahsode  he  hig  :  Hwaet  smeage  ge  betweox  ia 
eow  ? 

THYS  SCEAL  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE  INNAN  IIAEREFESTE,  ON 
WODNES-DAEG. 

Him  andswarode  an  of  thaere  maenigu  :  Lareow,  ic  brohte  17 
minne  sunu,  dumbne  gast  haebbende  ;  se,  swa  hwaer  swa  18 
he  hine  gelaecth,  forgnit  hine,  and  tothum  gristbitath,  and 
forscrincth  :  and  ic  saede  thinum  leorning-cnyhtum,  thaet 
hig  hine  ut-adrifon,  and  hig  ne  mihton.     Tha  andswarode  19 
he  him :  Eala  ungeleafFulle   cneorys ;  swa  lange  swa  ic 
mid  eow  beo,  swa  lange  ic  eow  tholige  :  bringath  hine  to 
me.     Tha  brohton  hig  hine  ;  and  tha  he  hine  geseah,  sona  00 
se  gast  hine  gedrefde,  and  on  eorthan  forgnyden,  faemende 
he  tearflode.     And  tha  acsode  he  his  faeder  :  Hu  lano;  ti'd  21 
is  syththan  him  this  gebyrede  ?  Thacwaethhe :  Of  cildhade. 
He  hine  gelomlice  on  fyr,  and  on  waeter  sende,  thaet  he  22 
hine  forspilde  :  ac  gif  thu  hwaet  miht,  gefylst  us,  ure  ge- 
miltsod.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Gyf  thu  gelyfan  miht,  23 
ealle  thing  synd  gelyfedum  mihtlice.     Tha  sona  hrymde  24 
thaes  cildes  faeder,  and  wepende  cwaeth :  Drihten,  ic  ge- 
lyfe  ;  gefylst  minre  ungeleaffulnysse.    And  tha  se  Haelend  25 
geseah  tha  to-yrnendan  maenigeo,  he  behead  tham  unclaen- 
an  gaste,  thus  cwethende  :  Eala  deafa  and  dumba  gast, 
ic  beode  the,  ga  of  him,  and  ne  s;a  thu  lens  on  hine.     He  26 
tha  hrymende,  and  hine  swythe  slitende,  eode  of  him  :  and 
he  waes  swylce  he  dead  wa'ere ;  swa  thaet  manega  cwacdon : 
Sothlice  he  ys  dead.     Tha  nam  se  Haelend  his  hand,  and  27 
hine  up-ahof,  and  he  aras  tha.     And  tha  he  into  tham  huse  28 
eode,   his  leorning-cnyhtas   hine  digelice  acsedon  :    Hwi 
ne  mihton  we  hine  ut-adrifan  ?     Tha  saede  he  :  Thys  cyn  20 

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MARCUS   IX. 

ne  maeg  of  nanum  men  ut-gan,  buton  thurh  gebedu,  and 

30  on  faestene.     Tha  hig  t.hanon  ferdon,  hi  forbugon  Gali- 

31  leam :  he  nolde  thaet  hyt  aenigman  wiste.  Sotblice  he  laerde 
his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  saede  :  Sothlice  mannes  Sunu 
byth  geseald  on  synfulra  handa,  thaet  highine  ofslean,  and, 

aaofslagen,  t.ham  rhryddan  daege  he  arist.  Tha  nyston  hig 
33  thaet  word,  and  hi  ondredon  bine  acsigende.     Tha  comon 

hig  to  Capharnaum,  and  tha  hig  aet  ham  waeron,  he  acs- 
24  ode  bio; :  Hwaet  smeade  ere  be  wege  ?    And  his:  suwodon  : 

witodlice  hig  on  wege  smeadon,  hwylc  heora  yldost 
3j  waere.     Tha  he  saet,  he   clypode   hig  twelfe,  and  saede 

him :  Gif  cower  hwylc  wyle  beon  fyrmest,  beo  se  eath- 

36  modost,  and  cower  ealra  then.  Tha  nam  he  aenne  cnapan, 
and  gesette  on  heora  middele  :  tha  he  hyne  beclypte,  he 

37  saede  him  :  Swa  hwylc  swa  aenne  of  thus  geradum  cnapum 
on  minum  naman  onfehth,  se  onfehth  me  ;  and  se  the  me 
onfehth,  he  ne  onfehth  me,  ac  thone  the  me  sende. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  NYGOTHAN 
WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

38  Tha  andswarode  Iohannes,  and  cwaeth  :  Lareow,  sumne 
we  gesawon  on  thinum  naman  deofol-seocnessa  ut-adrif- 

soende,  se  ne  fyligth  us,  and  we  him  forbudon.     Tha  cwaeth 

he  :  Ne  forbeode  ge  him  :  nys  nan  the  on  minum  naman 

^omaegen  wyrce,  and  maege  rathe  be  me  yfele  sprecan.     Se 

41  the  nys  agen  eow,  se  ys  for  eow.  Sothlice  se  the  sylth  drinc 
eow,  calic  fulne  waeteres  on  minum  naman,  fortham  ge 
Cristes  synd,  ic  eow  soth  secge,  ne  forlyst  he  hys  mede. 

42  And  swa  hwa  swa  gedrefth  aenne  of  thysum  lytlingum  on 
me  gelyfendum,  betere  hym  waere  thaet  an  cweorn-stan 
waere  to  his  sweoran  gecnyt,  ami  waere  on  sa'e  beworpen. 

43  And  gif  thin  hand  the  swicath,  ceorf  hig  of:  betere  the  ys 
thaet  thu  wanhal  to  life  ga,  thonne  thu  twa  handa  haebbe, 

44  and  fare  on  belle,  and  on  unacwencedlic  fyr  :  timer  heora 
is  wyrm  ne  swylt,  and  fyr  ne  bith  acwenced.     And  gif  thin 


MARCUS   X. 

fot  swicath  the,  ceorf  hine  of:  betere  the  ys  thaet  thu  healt 
ga  on  ece  h'f,  t.honne  thu  haebbe  twegen  fet,  and  sig  aworp- 
en  on  helle   unacwencedlices  fyres :    thaer  heora  wyrm  46 
ne  swylt,  ne  fyr  ne  byth  adwaesced.     Gif  thin  eage  the  47 
swicath,  weorp  hit  lit :  betere  the  ys  mid  anum  eagan  gan 
on  Godes  rice,  t.honne,  twa  eagan  haebbende,  sig  aworpen 
on  helle  fyr  :  thaer  heora  wyrm  ne  swylt,  ne  fyr  ne  bith  48 
acwenced.     Sothlice  aelc  man  bith  mid  fyre  gesylt,  and  49 
aelc  offrung  bith   mid  sealte   gesylt.     God  ys  sealt :  gif  5 
thaet  sealt  unsealt  bith  on  tham  the  ge  hyt  syltath,  habbath 
sealt  on  eow,  and  habbath  sibbc  betweox  eow. 

X.  And  thanon  he  com  on  Iudeisce  endas  of  Iordane  :  1 
tha  comon  eft  maenigu  to  him ;  and  swa  swa  he  gewun- 
ode,  he  hig  laerde  eft-sona.     Tha  genealaehton  him  Pha-  2 
risei,  and  hine  axodon  :  Hwaether  alyfth  aenegum  men  his 
wif  forlaetan  ?  his  thus  fandigende.     Tha  andswarede  he  3 
him  :  Hwaet  bead  Moyses  eow  ?     Hig  saedon  :    Moyses  4 
lyfdc  thaet  man  write  hiw-gedales  boc,  and  hi  forlete.  Tha  5 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  For  eowre  heortan  heard  nesse  he  eow 
wrat  this  bebod.     Fram  fruman  gesceafte,  God  hig  ge-6 
worhte  waepned  and  wyfman,  and   cwaeth  :  Fortham  se  7 
man    forlaet    his   faeder    and    moder,   and    hine    his  wife 
getheot ;  and  beoth  twegen  on  anum  flaesce  ;  witodlice  ne  s 
synd  na  twegen,  ac  an  fiacsc.     Thaet  God  gesamnode,  ne  9 
syndrige  thaet  nan  man.     And  eft  innan  huse  his  leorning-  10 
cnyhtas  hine  be  tham  ylcan  acsodon.    Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Swa  11 
hwylc  man  swa  his  wif  forlaet,  and  other  nimth,  unriht- 
haemed  he  wyrcth  thurh  hig.     And  gif  thaet  wif  hyre  wrer  12 
forlaet,  and  otherne  nimth,  heo  unriht-haemth. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  FRICE-DAEG,  OX  THAERE  SYXTAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 


1.; 


And   hig  brohton   him   hyra  lytlingas,  thaet  he  hig  aet- 
hrine :  thaciddon  his  leorning-cnyhtastham  the  higbrohton. 
Tha  se  Haelend  hig  geseah,  unweorthlice  he  hyt  forbead,  14 
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MARCUS   X. 

and  saede  him  :  Laetath  tha  lytlingas  to  me  cuman,  and  ne 
forbeode   ge    him  ;    sothlice   swylcera   ys   heofena   rice. 

15  Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Swa  hvvylc  swa  Godes  rice  ne  on- 

16  tenth  swa  lytling,  ne  gaeth  he  on  thaet.  1'ha  beclypte  he 
hig,  and  his  handa  ofer  hig  settende,  bletsode  hig. 

THYS   SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  SEOFETHAN 
VVUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

17  And  tha  he  on  wege  eode,  sum  him  to  am,  and  gebiged- 
um  cneowe  to-foran  him,  cwaeth,  and  baed  hine  :  La  goda 

is  Lareow,  hwaet  do  ic  thaet  ic  ece  lif  age  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se 
Haelend :  Hwi  segst  thu  me  godne  ?  nys  nan  mann  god, 

19  buton  God  ana.  Canst  thu  tha  bebodu,  Ne  unriht-haem 
thu,  Ne  slyh  thu,  Ne  stel  thu,  Ne  sege  thu  lease  gewitnesse, 
Facen  ne  do  thu,  Weortha  thinne  faeder  and  thine  modor  ? 

20  Tha  andswarede  he  :  Goda  Lareow,  eall  this  ic  geheold  of 
si  minre  geoguthe.   Se  Haelend  hine  tha  behealdende,  lufode, 

and  saede  him :  An  tiling  the  ys  wana  :  gesyle  eall  thaet  thu 

age,  and  syle  hit  thearfum  :  thonne  haefst  thu  gold-hord  on 
22  heofenum  ;  and  cum,  and  folga  me.     And  for  tham  worde 

he  waes  geunret ;  and  ferde  gnornigende  ;  fortham  he 
M  haefde  mycele  aehta.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  his  leorn- 

ing-cnyhtum,  hine  beseonde  :  Swythe  earfothlice  on  Godes 
u  rice  gath  tha  the  feoh  habbath  !  Tha  forhtedon  his  leorning- 

cnyhtas  be  his  wordum.     Eft  se  Haelend  him  andswari- 

ende  cwaeth  :  Eala  cild,  swythe  earfothlice  tha  the  on  heora 
95  feo  getruwiath  gath  on  Godes  rice  !  Eathere  ys  olfende  to 

farenne  thurh  nafedle  thyrel,  thonne  se  rica  and  se  welega 
2«  on  Godes  rice  ga.  Hig  thaes  the  ma  betweox  him  wun- 
27  dredon,  and  cwaedon  :  And  hvva  maeg  beon  hal  ?     Tha 

beheold  se  Haelend  hig,  and  cwaeth :  Mid  mannum  hyt 

ys  uneathelic,  ac  na  mid  Gode  :  Ealle  thing  mid  Gode 
assynt  eathelice.  Tha  ongan  Petrus  cwethan  :  Witodlice, 
oo  we  ealle  thing  forleton  and  folgodon  the.    Tha  andswarode 

him  se  Haelend :  Nys  nan  the  hys  hus  forlaet,  oththe  gebro- 


MARCUS    X. 

thru,  oththe  geswustra,  oththe  faeder,oththe  moder,  oththe 
beam,  oththe  aeceras,  for  me  and  for  tham  godspelle,  the  30 
hundfeald  ne  onfo  nu  on  tbysse  tide,  bus,  and  brothru,  and 
swustra,  and  faeder,  and  modor,  and  beam,  and  aeceras,  mid 
ehtnessum  ;  and  on  toweardre  worulde,  ece  lif.     Manega  31 
fyrmeste  beoth  ytemeste  :  and  ytemeste,  fyrmeste.     Soth-  32 
lice  his  ferdon  on  wege  to  Hierusalem ;  and  se  Haelend 
him  beforan   eode  ;    and   hi  adredon  him  hine,  and    him 
fyligdon.     And    eft   he   nam   hi   twelfe,  and   ongan  him 
seco;an  tha  thins;  the  him  towearde  waeron  :  Thaet  we  nu  33 
astigath  to  Hierusalem  ;  and  mannes  Sunu  bith  geseald  sa- 
cerda  ealdrum,  and  bocerum,  and   ealdrum,  and  hi  hine 
deathe  genytheriath,  and  hi  hine  theodum  syllath,  and  hi  hine  34 
bysmriath,  and  hi  him  on  spaetath,  and  hine  swingath,  and 
ofsleath  hine :  and  he  arist  on  tham  thryddan  daege.  Him  tha  35 
genealaehton  to  Iacobus  and  Ioharmcs,  Zebedeis  suna,  and 
c waedon :  Lareow,  we  wyllath  thaet  thu  us  do  swa hwact  swa 
we  biddath .  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hwaet  wylie  gy t  thaet  ic  inc  do  ?  36 
Tha  cwaedon  big :  Syle  unc  thaet  wyt  sitton  on  thinum  wrul-  37 
dre,  an  on  thine  swythran  healfe,  and  other  on  thine  wynstran. 
Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Gyt  nyton hwaet gyt  biddath :  mage  38 
gyt  drincan  thone  calic  the  ic  drince  ?  and  beon  gefullod 
on  tham  fullubte  the  ic  beo  gefullod  ?     Tha  cwaedon  hi :  39 
Wyt  magon.    Tha. cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Gyt  drincath  thone 
calic  the  ic  drince  ;  gyt  beoth  gefullod;'  tham  fullubte  the  ic 
beo  gefullod  :  sotblice  nis  hit  na  mm  inc  to  sy lie nne,  thaet  40 
gyt  sitton  on  mine  swythran  healfe,  oththe  on  tha  wynstran  ; 
ac  tham  the  hit  gegearwod  ys.     Tha  gebulgon  tha  tyne  hi  41 
be  Iacobe   and   Iohanne.     Tha  clypode   se   Haelend  hig,  42 
and  cwaeth  :  Wite  ge  thaet  tha  the  on  Theodum  ealdorscipe 
habbath,  thaet  hyra  ealdras  anweald  ofer  hi  habbath  ?  Soth-  43 
lice  on  eow  hit  nis  swa  :  ac  swa  hwylc  swa  wyle  mid  eow 
yldest  beon,  se  bith  eower  then  :  and  se  the  wyle  on  eow  44 
fyrmest  beon,  se  bith  ealra  theow.     Sothlice  ne  com  man-  40 

95 


MARCUS   XL 

nes  Sunu,  thaet  him  man  thenode,  ac  thaet  he  thenode,  and 
his  sawlc  sealde  for  manegra  alysednysse. 

TIIYS  GEBYRATH   ON  SUNNAN-DAEG  AER  IIALGAN  DAEGE. 

46  Tha  comon  hig  to  Hiericho  :  and  he  ferde  fram  Hiericho, 
and  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  mycel  maenigeo.     Timeus 

47  sunu,  Bartimeus,  saet  blind  with  thone  weg  waedla.  Tha  he 
gehyrde  thaet  hit  waes  se  Nazarenisca  Haelend,  he  ongan 
tha  clypian,  and  ewe  than :  Haelend,  Dauides  sunu,  gemiltsa 

48  me.     Tha  budon  him  manega  thaet  he  suwode  :  he  clyp- 

49  ode  tha  thaes  the  ma:  Miltsa,  me,  Dauides  sunu.  Tha 
aetstod  se  Haelend,  and  het  hine  clypian.  Tha  saedon  hig 
tham  blindan :  Beo  geheortra,  and  arfs  ;  se  Haelend  the 

so  clypath.     He  tha  his  reaf  awearp,  and  forth-raesde,  and  to 

si  him  com.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend:  Hwaet  wylt  thu  thaet 

5->  ic  the  do  ?    Tha  cwaeth  he :  Lareow,  thaet  ic  geseo.    Tha 

cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him  :  Ga  ;  thin  geleafa  the  halne  ge- 

dyde.     And  he  sona  geseah,  and  him  fyligde  on  wege. 

TIIYS  GEBYRATH  FEOWER  WUCON  AER  MYDDAN-WYNTRAN. 

XI.  Tha  he  genealaehte  Hierusalem,  and  Bethania,  to 

Oliuetes    duna,    he    sende    hys    twegen    leorning-cnyhtas, 

•2  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Farath  to  tham  castelle,  the  ongean  inc 

ys,  and  gyt  thaer  sona  gemetath  assan  folan   getigedne, 

ofer  thaene  nan  man  gyt  ne  saet :  ungetigeath  hine,  and  to 

3  me  gelaedath.  And  gif  hwa  to  inc  hwaet  cwyth,  secgath, 
Thaet  Dryhten  haefth  his  neode  ;  and  he  hine  sona  hyder 

4  laet.  And  tha  hig  ut-ferdon,  hig  gemetton  thone  folan 
lite   on  twycinan  beforan  dura  getigedne  :    tha  untigdon 

5  hig  hine.     And  sume  the  thar  stodon,  thus  saedon  him  : 

6  Hwaet  do  gyt,  thone  folan  untigende  ?    Tha  cwaedon  hig  : 

7  Swa  se  Haelend  unc  bead  :  and  hi  leton  hig  tha.  Tha 
laeddon  hig  thone  folan  to  tham  Haelende,  and  hig  heora 

s  reaf  on-aledon  ;  and  he  on-saet.  Manega  heora  reaf  on 
thone  weg  strehton  :  sume  tha  bogas  of  tham  treowum 


MARCUS   XI. 

heowon,  and  streowedon  on  theme  weg.    And  tha  the  befor<§ 
an  eodon,  and  tha  the  aefter  folgodon,  cwaedon  thus :  Osan- 
na  :  Sy  gebletsod  se  the  com  on  Dryhtnes  naman  :  Sy  ge- 10 
bletsod  thaet  rice  the  com  ures  faeder  Dauides  :  Osanna  on 
heahnessum. 

TIIVS  SCEAL  ON  THONE  FEORTHAN  FRIGE-DAEG  OFER  PENTE- 
COSTEN. 

And  he  eode  tha  on  Hierosolima  tempi,  and  ealle  thing  he  n : 
besceawode  :  tha  aefen-tima  waes,  he  ferde  to  Bethani'am, 
mid  his  twelf  leorning-cnyhtum.     And  othrum  daege,  tha  12  j 
big  ferdon  fram  Bethania,  hine  hyngrode  :  tha  he  feorranu 
geseah  an  fic-treow,  the  leaf  haefde,  he  com,  and  sohte 
hwaether  he  thar-on  aht  funde :  tha  he  him  to  com,  ne  funde 
he  thaer  buton  leaf  ane  ;  sothlice  hit  waes  thaes  fic-treowes 
tima.  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Heonon-forth  on  ecnesse  ne  ete  aenig  u 
man  waestm  of  the.    And  his  leorning-cnyhtas  thaet  gehyr- 
don.     Tha  comon  hig  eft  to  Hierusalem  :  and  tha  he  on  15 
thaet  tempi  eode,  he  ongan  drifan  of  tham  temple  syllende 
and  bicgende  ;  and  mynetera  throcu,  and  heah-setlu  the  tha 
culfran  cypton  he  tobraec  ;  and  he  ne  gethafode  thaet  aenig  16 
man  aenig  faetthurh  thaet  tempi  baere.  And  he  tha  laerende,  17 
thus  cwaeth  to  him  :  Nys  hit  awriten,  Thaet  min  hus  fram 
eallum  theodum  bith  genemned  gebed-hus  ?  sothlice  ge 
dydon  thaet  to  sceathenascraefe.  Thathaerasacerdaealdras  is 
and  tha  boceras  this  gehyrdon,  hig  thohton  hu  hig  hyne 
forspildon,  theh  hig  him  ondredon  hine  ;  fortham  eall  seo 
maenigeo  wundrode  be  his  lare.     And  tha  hit  aefen  waes,  19 
he  eode  of  thaere  ceastre.     On  mergen,  tha  hig  ferdon,  hig  20 
gesawon  thaet  fic-treow  forscruncen  of  tham  wyrt-ruman. 
Tha  cwaeth  Petrus  :  Lareow,  loca  hu  forscranc  thaet  fie-  si 
treo w,  the  thu  wyrigdest.   Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  him  and-  22 
swarigende  :  Habbath   Godes  truwan.     Ic  secge  eow  to  23 
sothe,  Swa  hwyle  swa  cwythto  thisum  munte,  Sig  thu  afyrr- 
ed,  and  on  sa'e  aworpen ;  and  on  his  heortan  ne  tweonath, 


MARCUS  Xll. 

ac  gelyfth ;  swa  hwaet  s\va  he  cwyth,  Gevveorthe  this,  thaet 
•4  gewyrth.    Fort^am  ic  cow  secge,  Swa  hwaet  swa  ge  gym- 

ende  biddath,  gelyfath  thaet  ge  hit  onfoth,  and  hit  eow  be- 
83  cymth.     And  thonne  ge  standath  eow  to  gebiddanne,  for- 

gifath,  gif  fire  hwaet  a°ren  aenige  habbath  :  timet  eow  eower 

synna  forgife  eower  heofenlica  Faeder,  se  the  on  heofenum 
20  ys.     Gyf  ge  ne  forgyfath,  ne  eow  eower  synna  ne  for- 

27  gyfth  eower  Faeder,  the  on  heofonum  ys.  Tha  com  he  eft 
to  Hierusalem  ;  and  tha  he  on  thani  temple  eode,  hym  to 
genealaehton  tha  heah-sacerdas,  and  boceras,  and  ealdras, 

28  and  thus  cwaedon  :  On  hwylcum  anwealde  dest  thu  thas 
tiling  ?  and  hwa  sealde  the  tliysne  an  weald  thaet  thu  thys  do  ? 

29  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  And  ic  acsige  eow  anre  spraece, 
andswariath  me,  and  ic  secge  eow  thonne  on  hwylcum 

30  anwealde  ic  thys  do.   Hwaether  waes  Iohannes  fulluht,  the 

31  ofheofone,  the  of  mannum  ?  andswariath  me.  Thathohton 
hi,  and  cwaedon  betweox  hoom,  Gif  we  secgath,  Of  heof- 

32  one,  he  segth  us,  Hwi  ne  gelyfde  ge  him  ?  Gif  we  secg- 
ath, Of  mannum,  we  ondraedath  this  folc  :  ealle  hig  haef- 

33  don  Iohannem  thaet  he  waere  sothlice  witega.  Tha  andswar- 
edon  hig  thain  Haelende,  and  cwaedon  :  We  nyton.  Tha 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Ne  ic  eow  ne  secge  on  hwylcum  an- 
wealde ic  thas  thing  do. 

XII.  Tha  ongan  he  him  bigspel  reccan.  Sum  man 
him  plantode  wm-geard,  and  betynde  hine,  and  dealf 
aenne    seath,  and    getimbrode    aenne  stypel,  and    gesette 

2  hine  mid  eorth-tylium,  and  ferde  on  aeltheodignysse.    Tha 
sende  he  to  tham  tilium  his  theow  on  tide,  thaet  he  thaes 

3  win-geardes  waestm  onfenge.  Tha  swungon  hig  thone,  and 
4 forleton  hine  idel-hende.     And  eft  he  him  sende  otherne 

theow  ;  and  hig  thone  on  heafde  gewundedon,  and  mid 
steonum   geswencton.       And    eft   lie    him    sumne    sende; 

and  hig  thone  ofslogon,  and  manega  othre  ;  sume  hi"- 
ebeoton,  sun4e  hig  ofslogon.     Tha  haefde  he  tha  gyt  aenne 


MARCUS    XII. 

leofestne  sunu  ;  tha  sende  he  aet  nehstan  hym  thaene,  and 
cwaeth,    Witodlice    minne    sunu    hig    forwandiath.     Tha  7 
cwaedon  tha  tylian  heom  betwynan,  Her  ys  se  yrfenuma  ; 
uton  ofslean  hyne,  thonne  byth  ure  seo  yrfeweardnes.     Hig  s 
tha  ofslogon  hine,  and  wiirpon  withutan  thone  win-geard. 
Hwaet  deth  thaes  win-geardes  hlaford  ?  he  cymth,  and  for-  9 
deth  tha  tylian,  and  sylth  othrum  thone  win-geard.  Ne  raedde  10 
ge  thys  gewrit,  Se  stan  the  tha  wyrhtan  awurpon,  thes  ys 
geworden  on  thaere  hyrnan  heafod  :  thys  ys  fram  Dryhtne  11 
geworden,  and  hyt  ys  wundorlic  on  urum  eagum  ?     Tha  12 
smeadon  hig  thaet  hig  gefengon  hyne,  and  hig  ondredon 
tha  maenigu  :  hig  oncneowon  tha  thaet  he  thys  bigspel  to 
him  saede  :  higTerdon  tha,  and  hyne  forleton. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  XXIIII  WUCAN   OFER  PENTE- 
COSTEX. 

Tha  sendon  hig  to  him  sume  of  Phariscum  and  Herodian-  13 
um,  thaet  hig  befengon  hine  on  his  worde.     Tha  comon  u 
hig,  and  thus  mid  facne  cwaedon  :  Lareow,  we  witon  thaet 
thu  eart  sothfaest,  and  thu  ne  recst  be  aenegum  men :  ne 
besceawast  thu  manna  ansyne  ;  ac  thu  Godes  weg  laerst  0:1 
sothfaestnysse :  Alyfth  gafol  to  syllanne  tham  Casere, hw ae- 
ther the  ne  syllath  ?    Tha  cwaeth  he,  and  heora  lot-wrenc-  15 
as  wiste :.  Hwi  fandige  ge  mill,  bringath  me  thone  pening, 
thaet  ic  hyne  geseo.    Tha  brohton  hig  hym.    Tha  saede  he  16 
hym:  Hwaes  ys  theos  anlicnys,  and  this  gewrit?     Hig 
cwaedon  :  Thaes  Caseres.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym :  17 
Agyfath  tham  Casere  tha  thing  the  thaes  Caseres  synd,  and 
Gode  tha  the  Godes  synd.     Tha  wundredon  hig  be  tham. 
Tha  comon  hym  to  Saducei,  tha  secgath  thaet  aeryst  ne  sy ;  ]8 
and  hine  acsedon,  and  thus  cwaedon  :  Lareow,  Moyses  us  19 
wrat,  Gif  hwaes  brothor  dead  bith,  and  laefth  his  wi'f,  and 
naefth  nan  beam,  thaet  his  brothor  nime  his  wif,  and  his 
brothor  sa'ed  wecce.     Eornostlice  seofen  gebrothru  waer-  20: 
on  :  and  se  aeresta  nam  wif,  and  wearth  dead,  na  laefedum 


MARCUS   XII. 

21  saede.  And  tha  nam  se  other  hig,  and  wearth  dead,  ne  se 
wsafed  ne  laefde  :  gelice  se  thrydda.     And  ealle  seofen  hig 

haefdon,  and  sa'ed  ne  laefdon  :  ealra  aeftemest,  tha  forth- 
23  ferde  timet  wif.  On  tham  aeryste,  hwylces  thaera  seofena 
24 bith  thaet  wif?  hig  ealle  hig  haefdon.     Tha  andswarode 

him  se  Haelend  :  llu  ne  dweliath  ge,  fortham  the  ge  nyton 
2i  tha  halgan  gewritu,  ne  Godes  maegen  ?  Sothlice  thonne  hig 

of  deathe  arisath,  ne  wifiath  hig,  ne  ne  giftiath;  ac  hig  synd 
Mswylce  Godes  englns  on  heofenum.     Be  tham  deadum, 

thaet  hig  arison,  ne  raedde  ge  on  Moyses  bee,  hu  God 

to  him  cwaeth  ofer  thone  gorst-beam,  Ic  eom  Abrahames 
27  God,  and    Isaaces    God,   and    Iacobes    God?      Nis    God 

deadra,  ac  he  ys  lybbendra  :  sothlice  swythe  ge  dweliath. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  TWELFTAN 
WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

2s  Tha  genealaehte  him  an  of  tham  bocerum,  the  gehyrde  hig 
smcagende,  and  geseah  thaet  he  him  wel  andswarode,  and 

29  acsode  hine  :  Hwaet  waere  ealra  beboda  maest  ?  Tha  and- 
swarode he  him :  Thaet  is  thaet  maestc  bebod  ealra,  Israhel, 

3ogehyrurne  Dryhten  God  ;  he  is  an  God  :  and,  lufa  thinne 
Dryhten  God,  of  ealre  thinre  heortan,  and  of  ealre  thinre 
sawle,  eallum  thinum  mode,  and  of  eallum  thinum  maeg- 

3i  ene :  thaet  ys  thaet  fyrmeste  bebod.  Sothlice  ys  other  thys- 
um  gelic,  Lufa  thinne  nehstan  swa  the  sylfne.     Nys  other 

32  mare  bebod.  Tha  cwaeth  se  bocere  :  Lareow,  well  thu  on 
sothe  cwa'ede  :  thaet  an  God  ys  ;  and  nys  other  buton  him  : 

33  and  thaet  he  sy  gelufod  of  ealre  heortan,  and  of  eallum 
andgyte,  and  of  ealre  sawle,  and  of  ealre  strengthe  ;  and 
lufian  his  nehstan  swa  hine  sylfne,  thaet  ys  mare  eallum 

34  onsaegdnyssum  and  offiungum.  Tha  se  Haelend  geseah 
thaet  he  him  wislice  andwyrde,  he  sa'ede  him :  Ne  eart  thu 
feor  fram   Godes  rice.      And  hine   ne   dorste   nan  mann 

35  acsian.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  on  tham  temple  laerende  : 
Hu  secgath  tha  boceras  tljaet  Crist  sy  Dauides  sunu  ? 


MARCUS  XIII. 

Dauid  sylf  cwaeth  to  tham  Halgan  Gaste,  Dryhtcn  cwaeth  36 
to  milium  Dryhtne,  Site  on  mine  swythran  healfe,  oth  ic 
thine  fynd  asette  to  fot-sceamole  thinra  fota.     Dauid  sylf  37 
nemde  hyne  Dryhten  ;  and  hwanon  ys  he  his  sunu  ?     And 
mycel  maenegu  hyne  luflice  gehyrde.     Tha  saede  he  hym  38 
on  his  lare :  Warniath  fram  bocerum,  tha  wyllath  on  ge- 
gyrlum  gan,  and  beon  on  straetum  gegrete,  and  on  fyr-  39 
mestum  lareow-setlum  sittan  on  gesamnungum,  and  tha 
fyrmestan  setl  on  gebeorscypum :  tha  the  wudewena  hus  49 
forswelgath,  mid  heora  langsuman  gebede  :  tha  onfoth  leng- 
estne  dom.     Tha  saet  se  Haelend  ongen  thone  toll-sceam-  41 
ol,  and  geseah  hu  thaet  folc  heora  feoh  torfode  on  thone 
toll-sceamol :  and  manega  welige  torfodon  fela.     Tha  com  « 
an  earm  wudewe,  and  wearp  twegen  feorthlingas.     Tha  & 
clypode  he  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  saede  hym :  Sothlice 
ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  theos  earme  wudewe  eallunga  maest 
sealde  thaera  the  on  toll-sceamel  scaldon  :  ealle  sendon  of  *- 
tham  the  hig  genoh  haefdon ;  sothlice  theos  of  hyre  yrmthe 
eall  thaet  heo  haefde  sealde,  ealle  hyre  andlyfene. 

XIII.  Tha  he  of  tham  temple  eode,  tha  cwaeth  an  of  his  r 
leorning-cnyhtum  to  him  :    Lareow,  loca  hwylce   stanas 
her  syndj  and  hwylce  getimbrunga  thyses  temples  !     Tha  s 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Ne  geseo  ge  ealle  thas  mycelan  getim- 
brunga ?  ne  byth  her  laefed  stan  ofer  stan,  the  ne  beo  to- 
worpen.     Tha  hig  saeton  on  Oliuetes  dune,  ongen  thaet  3 
tempel,  synderlice  hine  Petrus  and  Iacobus  and  Iohannes 
and  Andreas  acsedon  :  Sege  us,  hwaenne  thas  thing  ge-  4 
weorthon  ?  and  hwylc  tacen  bith,  thonne  ealle  thas  thing 
onginnath  beon  geendod  ?     Tha  ongan  se  Haelend,  hym  5 
andswarigende  to,  cwethan  :  Warniath  thaet  eow  nan  man 
ne  beswi'ce  :  sothlice  manega  cumath  on  minum  naman,  and  6 
cwethath,  Ic   eom  Crist  ;    and  beswicath  manega.     And  7 
thonne  ge  gehyrath  gefeohtu,  and  gefeohta  hlisan,  ne  on- 
draede  geeow :  hit  gebyrath  thaet  hitbelimpe ;  ac  thonne gyt 
ici  10* 


MARCUS  XIII. 

s  nys  ende.  Sothlice  theod  aryst  age'n  theode,  and  rice  on- 
gen rice  ;  and  beoth  corthan   styrunga  geond  stowa,  and 

9  hunger  :  this  synd  sara  angyn.  Warniath  eow  sylfe  ;  hig 
syllath  eow  on  getheahte,  and  swingath  on  gesamnungum  ; 
and  ge  standath  beforan  demum  and  cyningum,  for  min- 

10  um  naman,  hym  on  gewitnesse.     And  on  ealle  theoda 

ii  aerest  gebyreth  beon  thaet  godspel  gebodod.  And  thonne 
hig  syilende  eow  laedath,  ne  foresmeage  ge  hwaet  ge  spec- 
on,  ac  specath  thaet  eow  on  thaere  tide  geseald  byth  :  ne 

12  synd  ge  na  specende,  ac  se  Halga  Gast.  Sothlice  se 
brothor  thone  brothor  to  deathe  sylth,  and  se  faeder  his  sunu ; 
and  tha  beam  arisath  ongen  heora  magas,  and  mid  deathe 

13  hig  gcwaecath.  And  ge  beoth  eallum  on  hatunge  for  minum 
naman  :  sothlice  se  bith  hal,  se  the  oth  ende  thurhwunath. 

n  Thonne  ge  geseoth  thaere  toworpennysse  asceonunge  stand- 
an  thaer  heo  ne  sceal  (thonne   ongyte  se  the  raet),  fleon 

15  thonne  on  muntas,  tha  the  synd  on  Iudea  :  and  se  the  isofer 
thecene,  ne  stige  he  on  his  hvis,  ne  he  in  ne  ga,  thaet  he 

16  aht  on  his  huse  nime :  and  se  the  bith  on  aecere,  ne 
n  cyrre  he  ongen,  thaet  he  his  reaf  nime.  Wa  cennendum 
is  on  tham  dagum !  Biddath  thaet  this  on  wintra  ne  geweorthe. 
i9  Sothlice  on  tham  dagum  beoth  swylce  gedrefednyssa,  swylce 

ne  gewurdon  of  frymthe  thaere  gesceafte,  the  God  gesceop, 
20  oth  nu  ;  ne  na  ne  geweortheth.    And  gif  Dryhten  thas  dag- 

as  ne  gescyrte,  nan  flaesc  ne  wurde  hal ;  ac  for  tham  ge- 
2i  corenum,  the  he  geceas,  he  gescyrte  tha  dagas.     And  gif 

eow  hwylc  segth  :  Witodlice,  her  ys  Crist ;  witodlice, 
ej  thaer  he  ys  ;  ne  gelyfe  ge  :  sothlice  lease  Cristas,  and  lease 

witogan  arisath,  and  wyrcath  fore-beacnu,  to  beswicanne 

23  eac,  gyf  hit  beon  maeg,  tha  gecorenan.     Warniath  eow  nu 

24  ealle  thing,  the  ic  eow  fore-saede.  Ac  on  tham  dagum, 
aefter  thaere  geswencednysse,  byth  sunne  athystrod,  and  se 

25  mona  his  beorhtnysse  ne  sylth  ;  and  heofenes  steorran 
beoth  feallende,  and  beoth  astyrode  tha  maegenu,  the  on 


MARCUS   XIV. 

neofenum  synd.     Thonne  geseoth  hig  mannes  Sunu  cum-  26 
endne  on  genipum,  mid  myeelum  maegene   and  wuldre. 
Thonne  sent  he  hys  englas,  and  hig  gaderiath  his  gecoren-  27 
an  of  feower  windum,  of  eorthan  heahnesse  oth  heofenes 
heahnesse.  Leorniathan  bigspel  be  tham  fic-treowe :  Thonne  28 
his  twig  bith  mearu,  and  leaf  beoth  acennede,  ge  witon 
thaet  sumor  ys  gehende  :  and  wite  ge  thonne  ge  thas  thing  29 
geseoth,  thaet  he  ys  dura  gehende.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  30 
thaet  theos  cneores  ne  gewit,  aertham  ealle  thas  thing  gewe- 
orthon.    Heofen  and  eorthe  gewitath  ;  witodlice  mine  word  31 
ne  gewitath.     Be  tham  daege  and  thaere  tide  nan  man  nat,  32 
ne  englas  on  heofnum,  ne  mannes  Sunu,  buton  Faeder  ana. 
Warniath,  and   waciath,  and   gebiddath   eow  :    ge  nyton  33 
hwaenne  seo  tid  ys.     Swa  se  man,  the  aeltheodlice  ferde,  34 
forlet  his  hus,  and  sealde  his  theowum  thone  anweald  ge- 
hwylces  weorces,  and  beode  tham  dure-wearde  thaet  he 
wacige .  Eornostlice  waciath :  ge  nyton  hwaenne  thaes  huses  35 
hlaford  cymth,  the  on  aefen,  the  on  midre  nihte,  the  on  han- 
crede,  the  on  mergen  :  the-laes  he  eow  slaepende  gemete,  36 
thonne  he  faeringa  cymth.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  eallum  37 
is  hit  secge,  Waciath. 

THES  PASSIO  GEBYRATH  ON  TIWES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  PALM- 
WUCAN. 

XIV.   Sothlice  tha  aefter  twam  dagum  waeron  Eastron  ;  1 
«md  tha  sohton  tha  heah-sacerdas  and  tha  boceras,  hu  hig 
hine  mid  facne  namon,  and  ofslogon.     Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  2 
Naes  na  on  freols-daege,  thy-laes  thaes  folces  gehlyd  we- 
orthe.    And  tha  se  Haelend  waes  on  Bethania,  on  Simones  3 
hiise  anes  hreoflan,  and  thar  saet,  tha  com  an  wi'f,  and  haefde 
hyre  sealf-box  deorwyrthes  nardes  ;  and  tobrocenum  sealf- 
boxe,  ofer  his  heafod  aseat.     Sume  hit  unweorthlice  for-  4 
baeron,  and  betweox  hym  sylfum  cwaedon  :  For-hwi  waes 
thysse  sealfe  forspillednes  geworden  ?  theos  sealf  mihte  5 
beon  geseald  to  thrim  hund  penegum,  and  beon  thearfum 


MARCUS   XIV. 

6  geseald.  And  hig  yrsodon  ongean  hig.  Tha  cwaeth  se 
Haelend :  Laetath  hig  ;    hwi  synd   ge  hyre  grame  ?  god 

7  weorc  heo  on  me  worhte.  Sothlice  symie  ge  habbath 
thearfan  mid  eow,  and  thonne  ge  wyllath  ge  magon  him 

a  teala  don  :  me  ge  symle  nabbath.     Theos  sealde  thaet  heo 

laefde  :  heo  com  to  smyrianne  minne  lichaman  on  byrg- 
9  ene.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Swa  hwar  swa  this  godspel 

gebodod  bith  on  eallum  middan-earde,  bith  gebodod  thaet 
io  heo  thys  on  hys  gemynde  dyde.     Tha  Iudas  Scarioth,  thaet 

ys  withersaca,  an  of  tham  twelfum,  ferde  to  tham  heah- 
n  sacerdum,  thaet  he  hine  him  belaewde.     Tha  hig  thys  ge- 

hyrdon,  hig  fahnodon,  and  beheton  him  feoh  to  syllanne. 

12  And  he  smeade  hu  he  hine  digollice  sealde.  And  tham 
forman  daege  azimorum,  tha  hig  Eastron  offrodon,  his 
leorning-cnyhtas  him  saedon  :  Hwyder  wylt  thu  thaet  we 

13  faron,  and  gegearwian  the,  thaet  thu  Eastron  ete  ?  Tha  sende 
he  twegen  of  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  and  saede  him  :  Gath 
on  thas  ceastre,  and  inc  ongean-yrnth  sum  man  berende 

14  sume  waeter-flaxan  :  folgiath  him.  And  swa  lrwyder  swa 
he  in-gaeth,secgath  thaes  huses  hlaforde,  Ure  lareow  segth, 
Hwar  ys  min  gyst-hus,  and   min   gereord  ;   hwar  ete   ic 

15  Eastron  mid  minum  leorning-cnyhtum  ?  and  he  inc 
geswutelath  mycele  healle  gedaefte  :  and  gegearwiath  us 

i6  thara.     Tha  ferdon  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and   comon  on 

tha  ceastre,  and  fundon  eall  swa  he  hyt  heom   saede  : 

)7  and  gegearwodon  tha  Eastron.     Sothlice  tha  aefen  com, 

is  him  twelfum  mid  hym  sittendum  and  etendum,  saede  se 

Haelend  :  Sothlice  ic  cow  secge,  Thaet  eower  an,  the  mid 

io  me  yt,  gesylth   mo.     Tha   ongunnon   hig  boon   dreorige, 

20  and  betweox  heom  cwethan  :  Cwyst  thu  com  ic  hyt  ?  Tha 

saede  he  him  :  An  of  eow  twelfum  me  sylth,  se  the  his 

2i  hand  on  disce  mid  me  d^pth.    And  wilodlice  mannes  Sunu 

gaeth,  swa  be  hym  awriten  ys.   Wa  tham  men,  thurh  thone 

the  mannes  Sunu  geseald  bith  !  betere  him  waere  thaet  se 


MARCUS   XIV. 

man  acenned  nacre.     Him  tha  etcndum,  afeng  se  Haelend  22 
hlaf,  and  bine  bletsiende  brace,  and  sealde  him,  and  thus 
cwaeth  :  Niniath,  this  ys  min  lichama.    And  onfeng  calice,  23 
and  Gode  thancas  dyde,  and  sealde  him  ;  and  ealle  him 
of  druncon.     Tha  saede  he  him  :  This  ys  min  blod  thaere  24 
nywan  cythnesse,  thaet  bith  for  manegum  agoten.    Sothlice  25 
ic  cow  secge,  Thaet  ic  heonon-forth  nc  drince  of  thyses  win- 
geardes  cynne,  oth  tlione  daeg  thonne  ic  hine  niwne  drince 
on  Godes  rice.      And  gecwedenum  lofe,  hig  ferdon  01126 
Ele-bergcna  munt.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Ealle  ge  beoth  27 
geuntreowsode  on  thisse  nihte ;  fortham  the  hit  awriten  ys, 
Ic  slea  tlione  hyrdc,  and  beoth  tha  seep  todraefede.     Ac  ea 
aefter  tham  the  ic  arise,  ic  cume  beforan  eow  on  Galileam. 
Tha  saede  Petrus  him :  Theah  the  ealle  swicion,  no  swicige  29 
ic  the  na.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Sothlice  ic  the  secge,  30 
Thaet  thu  on  thysse  nihte,  aer  liana  tuwa  crawe,  thriwa 
withsaecst  min.  And  he  thaes  the  mare  spraec:  And  theah  31 
me  gebyrige  mid  the  to  sweltanne,  ne  aetsace  ic  thin.     And 
swa  hig  cwaedon  ealle.    Tha  comon  hi  to  anum  tune,  thaes  32 
nama  waes  Giedzemani  :  and  he  cwaeth  to  hys  leorning- 
cnyhtum  :  Sittath  her,  oth  thaet  ic  me  gebidde.     And  he  33 
nam  tha  mid  him  Petrum,  and  Iacobum.  and  lohannem : 
tha  ongan  he  forhtian,  and  sargian  ;  and  saede  him  :  Un-  34 
rot  ys  min  sawl,  oth  death :  gebidath  her,  and  waciath.  Tha  35 
he  lyt-hwon  forth-stop,  he  astrehte  hine  ofer  tha  eortlian, 
and  he  baed,  gif  hit  bcon  mihte,  t.liaet  he  on  thaere  tide  fiam 
him  gewite.   And  tha  cwaeth  he :  Abba  (thaet  ys  Faeder,  on  36 
ure  getheode),  ealle  thing  the  synd  mihtelice ;  afyr  thysne 
calic  fram  me :  ac  na  thaet  ic  wylle,  ac  thaet  thu.  Tha  com  37 
he,  and  funde  hig  slaepende,  and  cwaeth  to  Petre:  Simon, 
slaepst  thu  ?  ne  mihtest  thu  ane  tide  wacian  ?    Waciath  and  38 
gebiddath,  thaet  ge  on  costnunge  ne  gan.    Witodlice  se  gast 
ys  gearu,  ac  thaet  flaesc  ys  untrum.    And  eft  he  gebaed  tha  39 
ylcanspraece.  And  tha  he  hine  eft  ongean-bewende,  he  funde  w 

105 


MARCUS   XIV. 

hig  slaepcnde  (heora  eagan  waeron  gehefegode)  ;  and  hig 

4i  nyston  hwact  hig  hyni  andswaredon.  Tha  com  he  thryddan 

sithfi,  and  saede  hym  :  Slapath  nu,  and  restath  ;  genoh  hyt 

ys,  ti'ma  ys  cumen  ;  nu  ys  mannes  Sunu  geseald  on  syn- 

42  fulra  handa.     Arisath,  uton  gan  ;  nu  ys  gehende  se  the 

43  me  sylth.  Hym  tha  tha  gyt  sprecendum,  com  Iudas  Sca- 
rioth,  thaet  ys  withersaca,  an  of  tham  twelfum,  and  mid  hym 
mycel  maenigeo,  mid  sweordum  and  mid   sahlum,  fram 

u  heah-sacerdum,  and  bocerum,  and  caldrum.  vSothlice 
hys  laewahym  tacen  sealde,  and  thus  cwaeth:  Swahwylc- 
ne   swa  ic   cysse,  he  hyt  ys  ;  nymath,  and  laedath  hine 

«  waerlice.     And  sona  swa  he  com,  he  genealaehte  hym  to, 

46  and  cwaeth  :  Lareow  ;  and  cyste  hine.     And  hig  heora 

47  handa  on  hine  wurpon,  and  namon  hine.  Sothlice  an  of 
tham  the  thar  ymbe  uton  stodon,  his  sweorde  abraed,  and 

48  sloh  thaes  sacerdes  theow,  and  hys  eare  of-acearf.  Tha 
cwaeth  se  Haelend  hym  andswarigende  :  SwTa  swa  to  anura 
sceathan  ge  ferdon,  mid  sweordum  and  treowum  me  ge- 

49  fon  ?  Thonne  ic  daeghwamlice  mid  eow  waes  on  temple, 
laerende,  and  ge  me  ne  namon  :  ac  thaet  tha  gewritu  syn 

sogefyllede.  Tha  forleton  his  leorning-cnyhtas  ealle  hine, 
5i  and  flugon.  Sum  iungling  hym  fyligde,  mid  anre  scytan 
52bewaefed,  nacou"  ;  and  hig  namon  hine.     Tha  aworpenre 

53  thaere  scytan,  nacod  he  hym  frarn  fleah.  And  hig  lacddon 
thone  Haelend  to  tham  heah-sacerde  :   and  comon  ealle 

54  sacerdas,  and  boceras,  and  ealdras,  togaedere.  Petrus 
him  fyligde  feorran,  oth  thaes  heah-sacerdes  cafer-tun  : 
and  he  saet  mid  tham  rhenum,  and  wyrmde  hine  aet.  tham 

ssfyre.  Tha  heah-sacerdas  sohton,  and  eall  gctheaht,  tale 
ongean  thone  Haelend,  thaet  hig  hine  to  deathe  sealdon  ; 

wand  hig  ne  fundon.     Manega  saedon  lease   gecythnesse 

57 ongeanhine;  andthacythnessanaeronthaeslice.  Thaarison 
sume,  and  saedon  lease  cythnesse  ongean  hine,  and  thus 

58  cwraedon  :  Sothes  we  gehyrdon  hine  secgan,  Ic  toweorpe 


MARCUS   XV. 

this  hand-worhte  tempel,  and  acfter  thrym  dagum  ic  other 
unhand-worht  getimbrige.     And  heora  cythnes  naes  thaes-  59 
lie.     Tha  aras  sum  heah-sacerd   on  heora  midlene,  and  60 
acsode  thone  Haelend :  Ne  andswarast  thu  nan  thing  ongean 
thaet  thas  the  onweorpath  ?  He  swugode,  and  naht  ne  and-  61 
swarede.    Eft  hine  acsode  se  heah-sacerd :  Eart  thu  Crist, 
thaes  Gebletsodan  Godes  Sunu  ?  Tha  saede  se  Haelend :  Ic  62 
eom ;  and  ge  geseoth  mannes  Sunu  on  swytliran  healfe 
sittan  hys  maegenes,  and  cumende  mid  heofenes  genipum. 
Tha  cwaeth  se  heah-sacerd,  hys  reaf  slytende  :  Hwi  gewil-  63 
nige  we  gyt  cythera  ?     Ge  gehyrdon  his  bysmor  :  hwaet  ct 
thincth  eow  ?     Tha  hyrwdon  hi  ealle  hine,  and  cwaedon, 
thaet  he  waere  deathes  scyldig.     And  sume  ongunnon  him  65 
on  spaetan,  and  oferwreon  his  ansyne,  and  mid  fystum 
hine  beoton,  and  him  to  cwaedon  :  Ara'ed  :  and  tha  thenas 
hine  mid  handum  beoton.     And  tha  Petrus  waes  on  ca- 66 
fer-tune,  tha  com  to  him  an  thinen  thaes  heah-sacerdes :  and  67 
tha  heo  geseah  Petrum  wyrmende,  tha  cwaeth  heo  :  Thu 
waere  mid  tham  Nazareniscan  Haelende.     Tha  aetsoc  he,  68 
and  cwaeth :  Ic  nat,  ne  ne  can  hwaet  thu  segst.     And  he 
eode  tha  af  tham  cafer-tunc  ;  and  se  hana  creow.     Eft  tha  69 
hine  gecneow  other  thinen,  and  heo  ongan  cwethan  to  tham 
the  thar-abutan  stodon  :  Sothlice  thes  ys  of  tham.    And  he  70 
eft  aetsoc.  And  eft  tha  ymbe  lytel,  tha  the  aet-stodon  cwaed- 
on to  Petre :  Sothlice  thu  eart  of  tham  :  Galileisc  thu  eart. 
Tha  ongan  he  aetsacan  and  swerian  :  Sothes  ne  can  ic  thone  71 
man  the  ge  secgath.     And  tha  eft-sona  creow  se  hana.  72 
Tha  gemunde  Petrus  thaes  Haelendcs  word,  the  he  him 
saede  :  Aer  se  hana  crawe  tuwa,  thrywa  thu  me  aetsaecst. 
Tha  ongan  he  wepan. 

XV.  Tha  sona  on  morgen  worhton  tha  heah-sacerdas  1 
heora  gemot  mid  ealdrum,  and  bocerum,  and  eallum  wer- 
ede,  and  laeddon  thone  Haelend  gebundenne,  and  sealdon 
hine  Pilato.     Tha  acsode  Pilatus  hine:  Eart  thu  Iudea2 


MARCUS   XV. 

3  cyning  ?  Tha  andswarode  he  him :  Thu  hit  segst.  Tha  wreg- 

4  don  hine  tha  heah-sacerdas  on  manegum  thingum.     Eft 
Pilatus  hine  acsode  :  Ne  andswarast  thu  nan  thing  ?  loca 

5  hu  mycehim  hig  the  wregath.  Tha  ne  andswarode  se  Hael- 
c  end  him  na  mare  ;    swa  thaet  Pilatus   vvundrode.      On 

symbel-daege  waes  his  gewuna,  thaet  he  hym  forgefe  aenne 

7  gebundenne,  swa  hwylcne  swa  hig  baedon.     Tha  baedon 
hig  Barraban,  se  waes  gebunden  mid  tham  raeplingum, 

8  se  thurh  swic-craeft  man-sliht  geworhte.  And  tha  he  ferde, 
tha  ongan  seo  maenigeo  hine  biddan,  swa  heo  symle  dyde. 

9  Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  :  Wylle  ge  thaet  ic  eow  forgife  Iudea 
io  cyning  ?  He  wiste  thaet  thurh  andan  hine  sealdon  tha  heah- 
u  sacerdas.  Tha  astyredon  tha  bisceopas  tha  maenigeo,  thaet 
i2  he  him  Barraban  forgefe.     Eft   Pilatus  him  andswarode: 

13  Hwaet  do  ic  be  Iudea  cyninge  ?     Hig  eft  hrymdon,  and 

14  cwaedon  :  Hoh  hine.     Tha  saede  Pilatus  :  Hwaet  yfeles 
is  dyde  he  ?  Hig  thaes  the  ma  clypedon  :  Ahoh  hine.     Pi- 
latus wolde  tha  tham  folce  gecweman,  and  forgef  him  Bar- 
raban, and  sealde  him  thone  Haelend  beswungenne,  thaet 

i6  he  ahangen  waere.    Tha  laeddon  tha  cempan  hine  on  thaes 

dom-ernes  cafer-tun  ;  and  hig  to-somne  eall  werod  clyp- 

17  edon  :    and    scryddon    hine    mid    purpuran,   and    him    on 

is  setton  thyrnenne   helm    awundenne,   and   ongunnon  hine 

19  thus  gretan  :  Hal  wes  thu,  Iudea  cyning !  And  beoton  hine 

on  thaet  heafod  mid  hreode,  and  spaeton  him  on,  and  heora 

2ocneow  bigdon,  and  hine  geeathmeddon.     And  syththanhig 

hine    bysmredon,  unscryddon   hine   tham    purpuran,  and 

scryddon  hine  mid  his  reafum,  and  laeddon  hine  thaet  hig 

2i  hine  ahengon.     And  genyddon  sumne  weg-ferendne,  Si- 

monem  Cireneum ,  cumende  of  tham  tune,  Alexandres  faeder 

22  and  Run,  thaet  he  his  rode  baere.  And  hi  laeddon  hine  on  tha 
stowe  Golgotha,  thaet  ys,  on  ure  getheode  gereht,  heafod- 

23  pannena  stow.   And  sealdon  him  gebiterod  win  :  and  he  hyt 

24  ne  onfeng     \nd  tha  hig  hine  ahengon,  hig  daeldon  his  reaf, 


MARCUS   XV. 

md  hlotu  wurpon,  hwaet  gehwa  name.    Tha  waes  undern-25 
id;  and  hig  ahengon  hine.     And  ofer-gewrit  his  gyltes  26 
.vaes  awriten,   Iudea    Cyning.      And   hig   ahengon   mid  a7 
him  twegen  sceathan  ;  aenne  on  hys  swythran  healfe,  and 
otherne  on  his  wynstran.     Tha  waes  thaet  gewrit  gefylled,  28 
thaet  cwyth,  And  he  waes  mid  unrihtwisum  geteald.     And  29 
tha  the  forth-stopon  hine  gremedon,   and  heora  heafod 
cwehton,  and  thus  cwaedon :  Wala  se  towyrpth  thaet  tempel, 
and  on   thrim  dagum  eft  getimbrath  ;  gehael  the  sylfne,  30 
of  thaererodestigende.  Eall-swa  thaheah-sacerdas,bysmri-  31 
ende  betweox  tham  bocerum,  cwaedon  :  Othre  he  hale 
^edyde,  hine    sylfne    he   ne   maeg   halne  gedon.      Crist,  32 
Israhela  Cyning,  astige  nu  of  rode,  thaet  we  geseon  and 
gelyfon.      And  tha  the  mid  him  hangedon  waeron  mid  him 
gebundene.     And  on  thaere  syxtan  tide,  wurdon  thystru  33 
gewordene  geond   ealle   eorthan,  oth  non-tide.     And  to  34 
non-tide,  se  Haelend  clypode  mycelre  stefne  :  Heloi,  He- 
loi,  lema  sabbattani  ?  thaet  ys,  on  ure  getheode,  Mm  God, 
mm  God,  hwi  forlete  thu  me  ?    And  sume  the  thar  abuton  35 
stodon,  and  this  gehyrdon,  hig  cwaedon:  Nu,  thes clypath 
Heliam.     Tha  arn  heora  an,  and  fylde  ane  spyngan  mid  36 
ecede,  and  on  hreod  sette,  and  hym  drincan  sealde,  and 
cwaeth  :  Laetath,  thaet  we  geseon  hwaether  Helias  cume 
hyne  nyther  to  settanne.    Se  Haelend  tha  asende  his  stefne,  37 
and  forth-ferde.   And  thaes  temples  wah-rift  waes  tosliten  on  38 
twa,  of  ufeweardum  oth  ncotheweard.     Tha  se  hundred- 39 
man,  the  thar  ongen  stod,  geseah  thaet  se  Haelend  swa  clyp- 
iende  forth-ferde,  he  cwaeth ;  Sothlice  thes  man  waes  Godes 
Sunu.     And  tha  wi'f  waeron  feorran  behealdende  :    and  40 
betweox  tham  waes  seo  Magdalenisce  Maria,  and  Maria 
Iacobes  modor    [thaes  gingran,  and  Iosepes  moder],  and 
Salomeae   (and  tha  he  waes  on  Galilea,  hig  fyligdon  him,  41 
and  himthenedon)  ;  and  manega  othre  the  him  mid  ferdon 
on  Hierusalem.    And  tha  aefen  waes  geworden,  thaet  waes  48 
109  11 


MARCUS   XVI. 

43  Parasceue,  thaet  ye  aer-saeter-daege,thacom  Iosep  se  aeth- 
ela  gerefa  of  Arimathia,  se  sylfa"  Godes  rices  geanbidode, 
and  be  dyrstelice  in  to  Pilate  code,  and  baed  thaes  Hael- 

44  endes  lichaman.  Tha  wundrode  Pilatus  gif  he  tha  gyt 
forth-feide  ;  tha  clypode  he  thone  hundred-man,  and  hine 

45  acsode  hwaether  he  dead  waere.    Tha  he  wiste  thaet,  tha 

46  agef  he  thone  lichaman  Iosepe.  Tha  bohte  Iosep  ane  scytan, 
and  hine  thar-on  befeold,  and  on  byrgene  lede,  seo  waes 
of  stane  aheawen  ;  and  wylte  aenne  stan  to  thaere  byrgene 
dura. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  EASTER-DAEG. 

47  Tha  com  Maria  Magdalene,  and  Iosepes  Maria,  and  be- 
heoldon  hwar  he  geled  waere. 

XVI.  And  tha  Saeternes-daeg  waes  agan,  seo  Magda- 
lenisce  Maria,  and  Iacobes  Maria,  and  Salome'a'e,  bohton 

2  wyrt-gemang,  thaet  hig  comon,  and  hine  smyredon.  And 
swythe  a'er  anum  reste-daege  comon  to  thaere  byrgene,  up- 

3  asprungenre  sunnan  ;  and  cwaedon  him  betwynan  :  Hwa 

4  awylt  us  thysne  stan  of  thaere  byrgene  dura  ?  Tha  hig  hig 
besawon,  hig  gesawon  thone  stan  aweg  awyltne  :  sothlice 

s  he  waes  swythe  mycel.  And  tha  hig  eodon  on  tha  byrgene, 
hig  gesawon  aenne  geongne  on  tha  swythran  healfe  sitt- 
ende,  hwitum  gegyrlan  oferwrogenne,  and  hig  tha  forht- 

6  edon.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  j\e  forhtige  ge  na  :  ge 
secath  thone  Nazereniscan  Haelend  ahangenne  :  he  aras  ; 

7  nys  he  her  :  her  ys  seo  stow  thaer  hig  hine  ledon.  Ac 
farath,  and  secgath  his  leorning-cnyhtum  and  Petre,  thaet 
he  gaeth  to-foran  eow  on  Galileam :  thar  ge  hine  geseoth, 

8  swa  he  eow  saede.  And  hig  ut-eodon,  and  flugon  fram 
thaere  byrgene  ;  and  waeron  afaerede  for  thaere  gesyhthe 
the  hig  gesawon :  and  hig  nanum  men  naht  ne  saedon  ; 
sothlice  hig  him  ondredon. 


no 


MARCUS   XVI. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
OTHRE  EASTER- WUCAN. 

Tha  he  aras  on  aerne-mergen,  on  reste-daege,  aerest  he  9 
aetywde   thaere  Magdaleniscan  Marian,  of  thaere  he  ut- 
adraf  seofon  deofol-seocnyssa.     And  heo  tha  ut-eode,  and  10 
hit  tham  cydde  the  mid  him  waeron,  heofendum  and  wep- 
endum.     Tha  hig  gehyrdon  thaet  he  leofede,  and  hig  hine  11 
gesawon,  tha  ne  gelyfdon  hig  him.     Aefter  tham  him  twam  13 
he  waes  aetywed  on  othrum  hiwe,  him  on  thone  tun  farend 
urn.     And  hig  tha  foron,  and  thaet  othrum  cyddon  ;  and  13 
hig  him  ne  gelyfdon. 

TIIYS   SCEAL  ON  TIIUNRES-THAEG,  INNAN  THAERE  GANG- 
WUCAN. 

Tha  aet  nehstan  he  aetywde  heom  aendlefene,  thaer  hig  aet-  u 
gaedere   saeton,   and    taelde  heora   ungeleaffulnysse,  and 
heora  heortan  heardnysse ;  fortham  the  hig  ne  gelyfdon 
tham  the  hine  gesawon  of deathe  arisan.   And  he  saede  him :  15 
Farath  into  ealne  middan-eard,  and  bodiath  godspel  ealre 
gesceafte.     Se  the  gelyfth,  and  gefullod  bith,  se  bith  hal ;  i6 
sothlice  se  the  ne  gelyfth,  se  bith  genytherod.    Thas  tacnu  17 
fyliath  tham  the  gelyfath  :  On  minum  naman  hig  deofol- 
seocnessa  ut-drifath ;  hig  sprecath  niwum  tungum  ;  naed-  is 
dran  hig  afyrrath ;  and  him  ne  derath,  theah  hig  hwaet  dead- 
baerlices  drincon  ;  ofer  seoce  hig  heora  handa  settath,  and 
hig  beoth  hale.     And  witodlice  Dryhtcn  Haelend,  syththan  19 
he  to  hym  spraec,  he  waes  on  heofenum  afangen,  and  he 
sit  on  Godes  swythran  healfe.     Sothlice  hig  tha  farende,  20 
aeghv/ar  bodedon,  Dryhtne  mid-wyrcendum,  and  trymm- 
endrc  s]^raece  aefter-fyligendum  tacnum. 


THAET    GODSPEL 

AEFTER  LUCAS    GERECEDNYSSE. 


TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  MIDDE-SUMERES  MAESSE- 
AEFEN. 

I.  Fortham  the  witodlice  manega  thohton  thaera  thinga 

2  race  geendebyrdan  the  on  us  gefyllede  synd,  swa  us  betaeht- 

on  tha  the  hy t  of  frymthe  gesawon,  and  thaere  spraece  thenas 

a  waeron ;    me    gethuhte    geornlice    eallum    endebyrdnesse 

4  writan  the,  thu  se  selesta  Theophilus,  thaet  thu  oncnawe 
thaere  worda  sothfaestnysse,  of  tham  the  thu  gela'ered  eart. 

5  On  Herodes  dagum,  Iudea  cyninges,  waes  sum  sacerd 
on  naman  Zacharias,  of  Abian  tune  :    his  wif  waes  of 

6  Aarones  dohtrum,  and  hyre  nama  waes  Elizabeth.  Sothlice 
hig  waeron  butu  ryhtwyse  beforan  Gode,  gangende  on 
eallum  hys   bebodum   and  rihtwisnessum,  butan  wrohte. 

7  And  hig  naefdon  nan  beam,  fortham  the  Elizabeth  waes 
unberende,   and  hig  on    heora  dagum  butu    forth-eodon. 

8  Sothlice  waes  geworden,  tha  Zacharias  his  sacerdhades 
greac,    on   his    gewrixles    endebyrdnesse,    beforan    Gode, 

9  aefter  gewunan  thaes  sacerdhades  hlotes,  he  eode  thaet  he  his 
io  offrunge  sette.     Tha  he  on  Godes  tempel  eode,  eall  werod 

thaes  folces  waes  lite  srebiddende  on  thaere  ofTruno;e  timan. 
n  Tha  aetywde  hym  Dryhtnes  engel  standende  on  thaes  weo- 
12  fodes  swythran  healfe.  Thawearth  Zacharias  gedrefed  thaet 
is  geseonde,  and  hym  ege  onhreas.  Tha  cwaeth  se  engel 
hym  to  :  Ne  ondraed  thu  the,  Zacharias  ;  fortham  the  thin 
bon  ys  gehyred  ;  and  thin  wif  Elizabeth  the  sunu  centh, 
u  and  thu  nemst  hys  naman  Iohannes.     And  he  byth  the  to 


LUCAS   I. 

•;efean   and  to  blissc  ;   and  manega  on  his  acennednysse 
gefagniath.     Sothlice  he  byth  ma'ere  beforan  Dryhtne,  and  15 
he  ne  drincth  will  ne  beor  ;  and  he  byth  gefylled  on  Hal- 
igum    Gaste,  thonne    gyt  of  hys    mod  or  innothe.      And  16 
manega   Israhela   bearna  he   gecyrth   to    Dryhtne    heora 
Gode.     And  he  gaeth  to-foran  hym  on  gaste  and  Elias  n 
mihte,  thaet  he  faedera  heortan  to  heora  bearnum  gecyrre, 
and  ungeleaffulle  to  rihtwisra  gleawscype ;  Dryhtne  ful- 
fremed  folc  gegearwian.     Tha  cwaeth  Zacharias  to  tham  is 
engle  :  Hwanum  wat  ic  thys  ?  ic  eom  nu  eald,  and  mm 
wif  on  hyre  dagum  forth-eode.     Tha  andswarode  hym  se  19 
engel :    Ic   eom  Gabrihel,  ic  the  stande  beforan  Gode  ; 
and  ic  eom  asend  with  the  sprecan,  and  the  thys  bodian. 
And  nu  thu  byst  suwigende,  and  thu  sprecan  ne  miht,  oth  20 
thone  da'eg  the  thas  thing  geweorthath  :  fortham  thu  milium 
wordum  ne  gelyfdest,  tha  beoth  on  heora  timan  gefyllede. 
And  thaet  folc  waes  Zachariam  geanbidiende,  and  wim.-  -21 
drigende  thaet  lie  on  tliam  temple  laet  waes.  Tha  he  ut-eode  29 
ne  mihte  he  him  to  sprecan  :  and  hig  oncneowon  thaet  he 
on  tham  temple  sume  gesyhthe  geseah :  and  he  waes  bicni- 
gende  hym,  and  dam  thurhwunode.     Tha  waes  geworden,  23 
tha  his  thenunga  dagas  gefyllede  waeron,  he  ferde  to  his 
huse.    Sothlicc  aefter  dagum  Elizabeth  his  wif  geeacnode,  24 
and  heo  bediglode  hig  fif  monthas,  and  cwaeth  :  Sothlice  25 
me  Dryhten  gedyde  thus  on  tham  dagum  the  he  geseah 
minne  hosp  betweox  mannum  afvrran. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  TO  THAM   VMB-RENE,  AER 

MYDDA-WV.NTHAN. 

Sothlice  on  tham  syxtan  monthe  waes  asend  Gabriel  se  26 
engel  fram  Dryhtne  on  Galilea  ceastre,  thaere  nama  waes 
Nazareth,   to    beweddudre    faemnan   anum   were    thaes  27 
nama  waes  Tosep,  of  Dauides  hiise  ;  and  thaere  faemnan 
nama  waes  Maria.    Tha  cwaeth  se  engel  in-gangende:   Hal  23 
wes  thu  mid  gife  gefylled  ;  Dryhten   mid  the  :  thu  earl 
11a  u* 


LUCAS  I. 

20  gebletsod  on  wifum.  Tha  wearth  Iico  on  his  spraece 
io  gcdrefed,  and  thohte  hwaet  seo  greting  waere.   Tha  cwaeth 

se  engel :  Ne  ondraed  thu  the,  Maria :  sothlice  thu  gife  mid 
3i  Gode  gemettest.  Sothlice  nu,  thu  on  innothe  geeacnast, 
3-2  and  sunu  censt,  and  his  naman  Haelend  genemnest.     Se 

byth  maere,  and  thaes  Hehstan  Sunu  genemned  :  and  hym 

33  sylth  Dryhten  God  his  faeder  Dauides  setl :  and  he  ricsath 
on  ecnysse  on  Iacobes  huse  ;  and  hys  rices  ende  ne  byth. 

34  Tha  cwaeth  Maria  to  tham  engle :  Hu  gewyrth  thys,  fortham 

35  ic  wer  ne  oncnawe  ?  Tha  andswarede  hyre  se  engel ;  Se 
Halga  Gast  on  the  becymth,  and  thaes  Hehstan  miht  the 
ofer-sceadath ;  and  fortham  thaet  halige,  the  of  the  acenned 

36  byth,  byth  Godes  Sunu  genemned.  And  nu,  Elizabeth  thin 
mage  sunu  on  hyre  ^lde  geeacnode,  and  thes  monath  ys 

37  hyre  syxta,  seo  ys  unberende  genemned.     Fortham  nys 

38  aelc  word  mid  Gode  unmihtelic.  Tha  cwaeth  Maria:  Her 
ys  Dryhtncs  thinen  ;  geweorthe  me  aefter  thinum  worde. 
And  se  engel  hyre  fram  gewat. 

TIIYS  GEBYRATH  ON  FRIGE  DAEG  TO  THAM  YLCAN  FAESTENE. 

39  Sothlice  on  tham  dagum  aras  Maria,  and  ferde  on  munt- 

40  land  mid  ofste,  on   Iudeisce   ceastre  ;  and  eode   into  Za- 

41  charias  huse,  and  grette  Elizabeth.  Tha  waes  geworden, 
tha  Elizabeth  gehyrde  Marian  gretinge,tha  gefagnode  thaet 
cild  on  hyre  innothe  ;  and  tha  wearth  Elizabeth  Halegum 

42  Gaste  gefylled :  and  heo  clypode  mycelre  stefne,  and 
cwaeth  :  Thu  eart  betweox  wifum  gebletsod,  and  gebletsod 

43  ys  thines  innothes  waestm.  And  hwanon  ys  me  thys,  thaet 

44  mines  Dryhtnes  moder  to  me  cume  ?  Sona  swa  thinre 
gretinge  stefn  on  minum  earum  geworden  waes,  tha  faegn- 

«  ode  min  cild  on  minum  innothe.  And  eadig  thu  eart,  thu 
the  gelyfdest,  thaet  fulfremede  synd  tha  thing,  the  the  fram 

46  Dryhtne  gesaede  synd.  Tha  cwaeth  Maria :  Min  sawl  maer- 

47  sath  Dryhten,  and  min  gast  geblissode   on  Gode  minum 

48  Haelende.  Fortham  the  he  geseah  his  thinene  eadmodnesse : 


LUCAS    I. 

sothlice  heonon-forth  me  eadige  sccgath  ealle  cneoryssa. 
Fortham  the  me  mycele  thing  dyde,  se  the  mihtig  ys  ;  and  49 
hys  nama  is  halig.  And  hys  mild-heortnes  of  cneorysse  5s 
on  cneorysse  hyne  ondraedendum.  He  worhte  [maegne]  51 
on  hys  earme  ;  he  todaelde  tha  ofermodan  on  mode 
heora  hcortan.  He  awearp  tha  rican  of  setle,  and  tha  52 
eathmodan  up-ahof.  Hingrigende  he  mid  godum  gefylde,  53 
and  ofermode  idele  forlet.  He  afeng  Israhel  hys  cnyht,  54 
and  gemunde  hys  mild-heortnysse  ;  swa  he  spraec  to  urumss 
faederum,  Abrahame  and  hys  saede,  on  a  weorold. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  MYD-SUMERES  MAESSE-DAEG. 

Sothlice  Maria  wunede  mid  hyre  swylce  thry  monthas,  and  55 
gewende  tha  to  hyre  huse.     Tha  waes  gefylled  Elizabethe  57 
cenning-ti'd,  and  heo  sunu  cende.     And   hyre  nehhebur-  58 
as  and  hyre   cuthan  thaet  gehyrdon,  thaet  Dryhten  hys 
mild-heortnysse  mid   hyre    maersode,  and  hy   mid  hyre 
blissodon.     Tha  on  tham  ehteothan  daege  hig  comon  thaet  59 
cild  ymb-snithan ;  and  nemdon  hyne  hys   faeder  naman 
Zachariam.     Tha  andswarode  hys  moder  :  Nese  sothes  ;  60 
ac  he  byth  Iohannes  genemned.  Tha  cwa'edon  hig  to  hyre  :  6i 
Nis  nan  on  thi'nre  maegthe  thyson  naman  genemned.  Tha  62 
bycnodon  hig  to  hys  faeder,  hwaet  he  wolde  hyne  genem- 
nedne  beon.  Tha  wrat  he,  gebedenum  wex-brede,  Iohannes  63 
ys  hys  nama.    Tha  wundredon  hig  ealle.    Tha  wearth  sona  64 
hys  muth  and  his  tunge  geopenod,  and  he  spraec,  Drihten 
bletsiende.      Tha   wearth   ege   geworden  ofer   eall   hyraes 
nehheburas  ;  and  ofer  ealle  Iudea  munt-land  wa'eron  thas 
word  gewidmaersode.     And  ealle  tha  the  hit  gehyrdon,  66 
on  heora  heortan    setton,  and   cwa'edon  :  Wenstu  hwaet 
byth   thes   cnapa  ?     Witodlice   Dryhtnes  hand  waes  mid 
hym.     And  Zacharias  his  faeder  waes  mid  Halgum  Gaste  67 
gefylled,   and    he   witegode,  and    cwaeth :    Gebletsod  s^es 
Dryhten,  Israhela  God;  fortham  the  he  geneosode,  and  his 
folces  alysednysse  dyde.     And  he  us  ha'ele  horn  araerdeuo 


LUCAS   II. 

70  on  Dauides  huse  hys  cnyhlcs ;  swa  he  spraec  thurh  hys 
haligra  wifegena  muth,  tha  the  of  worldes  fry mthe  spra'econ. 

71  And  he  alysdc  us  of  urum  feondum,  and  of  ealra  thaera 

72  handa  the  us  hatedon  ;  niild-heortnysse  to  wyrcanne  mid 
urum    faederiim,    and    gemunan   his    halgan   cythnysse  ; 

73  hyne  us  to  syllanne  thone  ath,  the  he  urum  faeder  Abra- 

74  hame   swor,  Thaet  we  butan   ege,  of  lire   feonda  handa 

75  alysede,  hym  theowian,  on  halignesse  beforan  hym,  eallum 
7o  urum  dagum.     And  thu,  cnapa,  hist  thaes  Hehstan  witega 

genemned:  thu  gaest  beforan  Dryhtnes  ansyne,  hys  wegas 

77  gearwian  ;  to  syllanne  his  folce  his  haele  gewit  on  heora 

78  synna  forgyfenysse,  thurh  innothas  Ores  Godes  mild- 
heortnysse,  on  tham  he  us  geneosode,  of  east-daele  lip- 

79  springende,  onlyhtan  tham  the  on  thystrum  and  on  deathes 
sceade   sittath,   ure    fet   to    gereccanne    on   sybbe   weg. 

so  Sothlice  se  cnapa  weox,  and  waes  on  gaste  gestrangod, 
and  waes  on  westenum  oth  thone  daeg  hys  aety\vednyssum 
on  Israhel. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  MYDDE-WYNTRES  MAESSE-NYIIT,  TO  THAERE 
EORMAN  MAESSAN. 

II.   Sothlice  on  tham  dagum  waes  geworden  gebod  fram 

tham  Casore   Augusto,  thaet  eall  ymb-hwyrft  wa'ere  to- 

2  mearcod.      Thcos  to-mearcodnys  waes  aerest  geworden 

s  fram  tham  deman  vS^rige  Cirino.     And  ealle   hig  eodon 

4  and   syndrie   ferdon   on  heora  ceastre.     Tha  ferde   Iosep 

fram  Galilea  of  thaore  ceastre  Nazareth,  on  Iudeisce  ceastre 

Dauides,  soo  ys  genemned  Bethleem  ;  fortham  the  he  waes 

s  of  Dauides  huse  and  hirede :  thaet  he  ferde  mid  Marian 

6  the  him  beweddod  waes,  and  waes  geeacnod.  Sothlice 
waes  geworden,  tha  hig  thaer  wa'eron,  hyre  dagas  wa'eron 

7  gefyllede  thaet  heo  cende.  And  heo  cende  hyre  frum- 
cennedan  sunu,  and  hyne  mid  cild-clathum  bewand,  and 
hyne  on  binne   alede  ;  fortham  the  hig  na'efdon  nim  on 

8  cumena-huse.     And  hyrdas  wa'eron  on  tham  ylcan  rice 


LUCAS    II. 

waciende,  and  niht-waoccan  healdcndc  ofef  hcora  heorda. 
Tha  stod  Dryhtnes  engel  with  hig,  and  Godes  beorhtneso 
hym  ymbe   scan  :    and    hig   him  myclum  cge   ondredon. 
And  so  engel  him  to  cwaeth  :  Nolle  go  eow  ondra'edan  :  io 
Sothlice  nu  ic  eow  bodie  mycelne  gefean,  se  bith  eallum 
folce.      Fortham  to-daeg  eow  ys  Haelond  acenned,  se  ys  n 
Dryhten  Crist,  on  Dauides  coastre.     And  this  tacen  eow  12 
byth  ;  Ge  gemetath  an  cild  hraegium  bewunden,  and  on 
binne  aled.     And  tha  waes  faeringa  gewordcn  mid  tham  13 
engle  mycelnes  heofenlices  weredes,  God  heriendra,  and 
thus  cwethendra  :  Gode  sy  wuldor  on  heahnysse,  and  on  u 
eorthan  sybb,  mannum  godes  willan.     And  hit  waes  ge-  15 
worden,  tha  tha  englas  to  heofene  ferdon,  tha  hyrdas  him 
betwynan  spra'econ,  and   cwaedon  :  Uton  faran  to  Beth- 
leem,and  geseon  thaet  word  the  gewordenys,  thaet  Dryhten 
us    aetywde.      And    hig    efstondo    comon,    and    gemetton  16 
Manan,  and  Iosep,  and  thaet  cild  on  binne  aled.     Tha  hig  17 
thaet  gesawon,  tha  oncnoowon  hig  be  tham  worde  the  him 
gesa'ed  waes  be  tham  cilde.     And  ealle  tha  the  gehyrdon,  is 
wundredon  be  tham  the  him  tha  hyrdas  saedon.   Maria  ge-  19 
heold  ealle  thas  word  on  hyre  heortan  smeagende.     Tha  20 
gewcndon  ham  tha  hyrdas,  God  Avuldriende  and  heriende, 
on  eallum  tham  the  hig  gehyrdon  and  gesawon,  swa  to  him 
gecweden  waes. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  TIIONE  EHTOTHAN  MAESSE-DAEG  TO  MYDDAN- 
WYNTBA. 

Aefter  tham  the  ehta  dagas  gefyllede  waoron  thaet  thaet  cild  21 
ymb-snyden  waere,  his  nama  waes  Haelend,  se  waes  fram 
engle  genemned,  a'er  he  on  innothe  geeacnod  wa'ere.     And  22 
aefter  tham  the  hyre  claensungc  dagas  gefyllede  wa'eron, 
aefter  Moyses  a'e,  hig  laeddon  hyne  on  Hierusalem,  thaet 
hig  hyne  Gode  gesetton  ;  swa  swa  on  Dryhtnes  a'e  awriten  23 
ys, Thaet  aelc  waepned  gocynde-lim  ontynende  byth  Dryht- 
ne  halig  genemned;  and  thaet  hig  oiFrunge  soaldon,  aefter 24 


LUCAS   II. 

tham  the  Dryhtnes  ae  gecweden  ys,  Twa  turtlan,  oththe 

aotweaen  culfran-briddas.     And  tlia  waes  an  man  on  Hieru- 

salem,  thaes  nam  a  waes  Simeon ;  and  thes  man  waes  rihtwis, 

and   oth   Israhela   frofer   geanbidiende  ;    and    Halig  Gast 

26  him  on  waes.  And  he  andsware  fram  tham  Halgan 
Gaste   onfeng,  tha-t  he   death  ne   gesawe,  buton   he   air 

27  Dryhten  Crist  gesawe.  And  on  Gaste  he  on  thaet  tempel 
com  :  and  tha  hys  magas  laeddon  thone  Haelend,  thaet  hig 

28  for  hym  aefter  thaere  ae  gew.unan  dydon,  he  onfeng 
hyne   mid  hys  handum,  and   God  bletsode,  and   cwaeth  : 

29  Dryhten,  nu  thu  laetst  thinne  theow,  aefter  thinumworde, 

30  on  sibbe  :  fortham  mine  ea^ansvsawon  thine  haele,  tha  thu 

31  geearwodest  beforan  ansyne  ealra  folca  ;  leoht  to  Theoda 
■32  awrigenesse,  and  to  thines  folces  wuldre  Israhel. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THONE  Sl.WAN-DAEG,  BETWEOX  MYDDE- 
WYNTRES  MAESSE-DAEGE  AND  TWELFTAN  DAEGE. 

33  Tha  wTaes  hys  faeder  and  hys  moder  wundriende  be  tham 

34  the  be  hym  gesaede  waeron.  And  tha  bletsode  hig  Simeon, 
and  cwaeth  to  Marian  his  meder  :  Loca  nu,  thes  ys  on 
hryre   and   on  aeryst   aset  manega   on  Israhel ;    and   on 

3staeen  tham  the  with-cweden  byth ;  (and  his  sweord  thine 
sawle  thurh-faerth),  thaet gethohtas  syn  awrigene  of  maneg- 

36  um  heortum.  And  Anna  waes  witegestre,  Fanueles  doh- 
tor,  of  Asseres  maegthe  :  theos  wunede  maenigne  da'eg,  and 
heo  lyfede  mid  hyre  were  seofen  gear  of  hyrc  faemnhade  ; 

37  and  heo  waes  wuduwe  oth  feower  and  hund-ehtatio;  seara, 
seo  of  tham  temple  ne  gewat,  daeges  and  nihtes  theowi- 

39  gende  on  faestenum  and  on  halsungum.  And  theos  thaere 
tide  becumende,  Dryhtne  andette,  and  be  hym  spraec 
eallum   tham  the   geanbidedon   Hierusalem    alysednysse. 

39  And  tha  hig  ealle  thing  gefyldon,  aefter  Dryhtnes  ae,  hig 
gehwurfon    on    Galileam,    on    heora    ceastre    Nazareth. 

40  Sothlice  thaet  cild  weox,  and  waes  gestrangod,  wisdomes 
4i  full,  and  Godes  gyfa  waes  on  hym.     And  his  magas  fer- 


LUCAS.  III. 

don  aelce  gere  to  Hiemsalem,  on  Easter-daeges  iVeols-ti'de. 
And  tha  he  wars  twelf  wintre,  big  foron  to  Hiemsalem,  42 
to  tham  Easterlican  freolse,  aefter  heora  gewunan.     And  43 
gefylledum  dagum,  tha  hig  ongean-gehwurfon,  belaf  se 
Haelend   on  Hiemsalem  ;  and   his  magas   thaet  nyston : 
wendon  thaet  he  on  heora  gefere  waere.     Tha  eomon  hig  44 
anes  daeges  faer,  and  hine  sohton  betweox  his  magas  and 
his  cuthan.      Tha   hig  hyne  ne   fund  on,  hig  gewendon  to  45 
Hiemsalem,  hine  secende.     Tha  aefter  thrim  dagum,  hig  46 
fundon  hine   on  tham  temple,  sittende  on  middan  tham 
lareowum,  hlystende  and  hig  acsigende.     Tha  wundredon  47 
hig  ealle  the   gehyrdon  be  his  gleawscype  and  his  and- 
swarum.    Tha  cwaeth  his  moder  to  hym  :  Sunu  hwi  dydest  48 
rhu  unc  thus  ?  thin  faeder  and  ic  sarigcnde  the  sohton.   Tha  49 
cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Hwaet  ys  thaet  gyt  me  sohton  ?  nyste 
gy t  thaet  me  gebyrath  to  beonne  on  tham  thingum  the  mines 
Faeder  synd  ?     Tha  ne  ongeaton  hig  thaet  word  the  he  to  so 
hym  spraec.     Tha  ferde  he  mid  hym,  and  com  to  jNaza-  51 
reth,  and  waes  hym  under-theod,  and  his  moder  geheold 
ealle   thas  word  on  hyre   heortan  smeagende.      And  se  52 
Haelend  theah  on  wisdome  and  on  ylde,  and  mid  gyfe  mid 
Gode  and  mid  mannum. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  SAETERN-DAEG,  TO  AEW-FAESTENE,  AER 
MY  DDAN  -  W  YXTR  A. 

III.  Sothlice  tham  fifteothangearethaesCaseres  an  weald-  1 
es  Tiberii,begymendum  tham  Pontisean  Pilate  Iude'a-the- 
ode,  feorthan  dacles  r/ca  Galilee  Herode,  Philippo  his  breth- 
er  feorthan  daeles  n'ca  Iturie  and  thaes  rices  Traconitidis, 
and  Lisania  Abiline  feorthan  daeles  rica,  under  thaera'sacerda  2 
ealdrum  Anna  and  Caifa,  Godes  word  waes  geworden  ofer 
Zacharias  sunu  on  westene.    And  he  com  into  call  Iordanes  3 
rice,  bodiende  daed-bote  fulluht,  and  synna  forgifenysse  ; 
swa  hit  awriten  ys   on   Isaias  bee  thaes  witegan,  Clypi-4 
endes  stefn  on  westene,  Gegearwiath  Dryhtnes  weg,  doth 


LUCAS   III. 

5  his  sithas  rihte.  Aelc  denu  byth  gefylled,  and  aelc  munt 
and  be6rh  byth  genytherod  ;  and  thweoru  beoth  on  gerihte, 

(.  and  ungerydu  on  smethe  wegas ;  and  aelc  flaesc  gesyhth 

7  Godes  haele.  Sothlice  he  cwaeth  to  tham  maenegum  the 
ferdon  thaet  hi  waeron  gefullode  fram  hym  :  Eala  ge 
naeddrena  cyn,  hwa  aety wde  cow  thaet  ge  fleon  fram  tham 

stoweardan  yrre  ?  Doth  geornlice  daed-bote  waestmas, 
and  ne  onginne  ge  cwethan,  We  habbath  us  to  faeder 
Abraham  :  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  God  ys  swa  mihtig,  thaet  he 

9  maeg  of  thysum  stanum  Abrahames  beam  aweccan.  Nu 
is  seo  aex  aset  to  thaes  treowes  wyrt-ruman  :  witodliee 
aelc  treow  the  ne  brincth  godne  waestm  bith  forcorfen,  and 

io  on  fyr  aworpen.     Tha  acsedon  bine   tha  maenegeo,  and 

ii  cwaedon:  Hwaet  do  we  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Se  the 
hai  fth  twa  tunecan,  sylle  tham  the  naefth  ;  and  tham  gelice 

12  do,se  the  mettas  haefth.  Thacomontha  manfullan, thaet hig 
athwegene  waeron,  and  cwaedon  to  him  :  Lareow,  hwaet 

13  do  we  ?    Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ne  do  ge  naht  mare  thonne  thaet 
u  eow  geset  ys.  Tha  acsedon  bine  tha  cempan,  and  cwaedon  : 

And  hwaet  do  we  ?  Tha  sa'ede  he  him  :  Ne  slea  ge  naenne, 
ne  tale  ne  doth,  and  beoth  ethhylde  on  eowrum  andlyfen- 

i3  urn.  Sothlice  tham  folce  wenendum,  and  eallum  on  heora 
hcortan  thencendum  be  Iohanne,  hwaether  he  Crist  waere  ; 

iGtl.ia  andswarede  Johannes,  him  eallum  secgende  :  Witod- 
lice  ic  eow  on  waetere  fullige  ;  sothlice  cymth  strengra 
thonne  ic,  thaes  ic  ne  eom  wyrthe  thaet  ic  his  sceo-thwancg 
uncnytte  :   he  eow  fullath  on  Halgum  Gaste  and  on  fyre  : 

n  And  his  fann  ys  on  his  handa,  and  he  feormath  his  bernes 
flore,  and   gaderath   his    hwafete   into   his    heme  :    thaet 

wceaf  he  forbaernth  on   unacwencedlicum  fyre.     Manega 

wothre  tiling  bodigende  he  thaet  folc  la'erde.  Herodes  se 
feorthandaeles  rica,tha  hewaes  fram  himgethread  be  thaere 
Herodiadiscan  his  brother  wife,  and  be  eallum  yfelum  the 

20  Herodes  dyde  ;   and  ofer  eall  thaet  geicte,  thaet  he  be- 


LUCAS   IV. 

clysde  Iohannem  on  cwearterne.    Sothlice  waes  geworden,  21 
tha  eall  thaet  folc  waes  gefullod,  and  tham  Haelende  gefullod- 
um  and  gebiddendum,  heofen  waes  geopenod,  and  se  Halga  22 
Gast  astah  lichamlicre  ansyne  on  hine,  swa  an  culfre  ;  and 
stefn  waes  of  heofene  geworden,  and  thus  cwaelh :  Thu  eart 
min  gecorena  Sunu,  on  the  me  gelicode.     And  se  Haelend  23 
waes  on  ylde  swylce  thrytig  wintre,  thaet  men  wendon 
thaet  he  waere  losepes  sunu,  se  waes  Heliges  sunu  se  waes 
Nazareth.     Swa  of  cneorysse  on  cneorysse  oth  Adam,  se 
waes  Godes  sunu,  oth  fif  and  hund-seofentig  cneoryssa. 

IV.  Sothlice  se  Haelend  waes  full  Halgum  Gaste,  and 
ferde  fram  Iordane,  and  he  waes  fram  Halgum  Gaste  ge- 
laed  on  sumum  westene   feowertig  daga,  and  waes  fram  2 
deofle  costod.      And  he  on  tham  dagum  nan  thing  ne  aet : 
and  tham  dagum  gefylledum  hyne  hingrode.  Tha  cwaeth  se  3 
deofol  hym  to  :  Gif  thu  sy  Godes  Sunu,  sege  thysum  stane 
thaet  he  to  hlafe  geweorthe.  Tha  andswarode  him  se  Hael-1' 
end  :    Hit  is   awriten,  Thaet  se  man  ne  lyfath  be  hlafe 
anum,  ac  of  aelcum   Godes  worde.     And  tha  laedde  see 
deofol  hyne,  and  aetywde  him  ealle  n'cu  eorthan  ymbe- 
hwyrftes    on    anre    byrhtm-hwile,   and    to   him    cwaeth :  6 
Ealne  thisne  anweald  ic  the  sylle,  and  heora  wuldor :  for- 
tham  the  big  me  s}rnd  gesealde ;  and  ic  hig  sylle  tham  the  ic 
wille.     Witodlice  ealle  hig  beoth  thine,  gif  thu  geeadmetst  7 
beforan  me.     Tha  andswarode  him  se  Haelend  :  Hit  ys  s 
awriten,  Dryhten  thinne  God  thu  geeadmetst,  and  him 
anum  theowast.     Tha  laedde  he  hyne  on  Hierusalem,  and  9 
gesette  hine  ofer  thaes  temples  hricg,  and  him  to  cwaeth  : 
Gyf  thu  sy  Godes  Sunu,  asend  the  heonun  nyther  :  sothlice  10 
hyt  ys  awriten,  Thaet  he  hys  englum  be  the  bebyt,  thaet  hig 
the  gehealdon  :  and  thaet  hig  the  mid  handum  nimon,  thy-  11 
laes  thu  thinne  fot  aet  stane  aetsporne.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Hacl-  12 
end,  hym   anclswariende  :    Hyt  ys   gecweden,  Ne   costa 
thu  Dryhten  thinne  God.     And  ealre  thaere  costunge  ge-13 

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LUCAS   IV. 

H  fylledre,  se  deofol  him  sume  hwile  fram  gewat.  Tha 
ferde  se  Haelend  on  Gastes  maegne   on   Galileam :  and 

15  his  hlisa  be  him  ferde  on  eall  thaet  rice.  And  he  laerde  be 
heora  gesanmungum,  and  waes  fram  eallum  gemaersod. 

is  Tha  com  he  to  Nazareth  thar  he  afed  waes  :  and  he  eode 
on  reste-daege  on  tha  gesamnunge,  aefter  his  gewunan, 

it  and  he  aras  thaet  he  raedde.  And  him  waes  geseald  Isaias 
boc  thaes  witegan  :  and  sona  swa  he  tha  hoc  unfeold,  tha 

isfunde  he  thaer  awriten,  Dryhtnes  Gast  ys  ofer  me,  for- 
tham  the  lie  smyrede  me  :  he  sende  me  thearfum  bodian 
and  gehaeftum  alysednesse,  and  blindum  gesihthe ;  forbroc- 

»9ene  gehaelan,  and    bodian  Dryhtnes    andfenge  ger,  and 

20  edleanes  daeg.  And  tha  he  tha  boc  befeold,  he  hig  tham 
thene  agef,  and  saet :  and  ealra  heora  eagan  on  thaere  ge- 

21  samnunge  waeron  on  hyne  behealdende.  Tha  ongan  he 
heom  to  cwethan:  Sothlice  to-daeg  thys  gewrit  ys  on  eow- 

22  rum  earum  gefylled.  And  hig  ealle  v.'aeron  thaes  gecnaewe, 
and  wundredon  be  tham  wordum  the  of  his  muthe  eodon, 

23  and  thus  cwaedon :  Nys  t.lies  Iosepes  sunu  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he : 
Witodlice  ge  secgath  me  thas  gelicnesse,  Eala  la'ece,  gehael 
the  sylfne  :  do  her  on  thinum  earde  swa  fela  wundra  swa 

24 we  gehyrdon  gedone  on  Cafarnaum.  Tha  cwaeth  he: 
Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  nan  witega  nys  andfenge  on 

25hys  ethele.  Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Manega  wudewan 
waeron  on  Helias  dagum  on  Israhel,  tha  tha  seo  heofen 
waes  belocen  threo  ger  and  syx  month  as,  tha  waes  geworden 

26  my  eel  hunger  on  ealre  eorthan  :  and  to  thaera  nanum 
naes   Helias   asend,  buton  to  anre   wudewan   on   Sarepta 

27  Sidonie.  And  manega  lic-throweras  waeron  on  Israhel 
under  Heliseo  tham  witegan,  and  hyra  nan  naes  aclaensod, 

28  buton  Naaman  se  Syrisca.  Tha  wurdon  hig  ealle  on  thaere 
gesamnunge  mid   yrre   gefylled,  thas  thing  gehyrende  : 

23  and  hig  arison,  and  scufon  hine  of  thaere  ceastre,  and 
laeddon  hine  ofer  thaes  muntes  cnaepp,  ofer  thone  heora 

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LUCAS    IV. 

burh  getimbred  waes,  thaet   hig   hyne    nyther-bescufon. 
Tha  ferde  he  thurh  heora  midlen.     And  he  ferde  to  Ca-30 
farnaum,  on  Galileisce  ceastre,  and  hig   thar  on   reste-si 
dagum  laerde.     And  hig  wundredon  be  his  lare  :  fortham  32 
his  spaec  on  anwealde  waes.     And  on  heora  gesamnunge  33 
waes  sum  man  unclaene  deofol  haebbende,  and  he  hrymde 
mycelre  stefne,  and  cwaeth :  Laet  la,  Nazarenisca  Hael-34 
end  !  hwaet  ys  us  and  the  ?  com  thu  us  to  forspillane  ?  ic 
wat  thaet  thu  eart  Godes  Halga.  And  tha  cidde  him  se  Hael-  35 
end,  and  cwaeth  :  Adumba,  and  ga  him  of.     And  tha  he 
ut-adraf  hine  on  heora  mid  lone,  he  him  fram  gewat,  and 
him  naht  ne  derude.     Tha  wurdon  hig  ealle  forhte,  and  30 
spraecon  him   betwynan,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwaet  ys  thaet 
word,  thaet  he  on  mihte  and  on  maegene  unclaenum  gastum 
bebyt,  and  hig  ut-gath  ?    Tha  waes  his  hlisa  gewidmaersod  37 
on  aelcere  stowe  thaes  rices. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  TFIONE  TIIRYDPAN  TIIUNRES-DAEG  1NNAN 

LENCTENE,  AM)  TO  PENTECOSTEN  ON  SAETERNES- 

DAEG. 

Sothlice  he  aras  of  heora  °;esamnuno;e,  and  ferde  on  Simo-38 
nes  hus  :  tha  waes  Simones  swegr  geswenced  on  mycelum 
feferum  ;  and  hig  hyne  for  hyre  ba'edon.    And  he  standende  39 
ofer  hig  tham  fefere  bebead  ;  and  he  hig  forlet :  and  heo 
sona  aras  and  him  thenode.    Sothlice  tha  sunne  asah,  ealle  40 
the  untrume  waeron  on  mislicum  adlum  hig  la'eddon  him 
to  ;  and  he  syndrigum  his  hand  on-settende,  hig  gehaelde. 
Tha  ferdon  tha  deoflu  of  maenegum,  hrymende  and  cweth-41 
ende  :  Sothes  thu  cart  Godes  Sunu.      And  he  ne  gethafode 
thaethigaenithingspraecon:  fortham  the  hig  wiston  thaet  he 
Crist  waes.     Tha  gewordenum  daege,  se  Haelend  ut-gang-42 
ende  ferde  on  weste  stowe  :  and  tha  maenegu  hine  sohtun, 
and  hig  comon  to  him,  and  behaefdon  hine,  thaet  he  him 
fram  ne  gewite.   Tha  saede  he  him :  Sothlice  me  gedafenath  43 
othrum  ceastrum  Godes  rice  bodian  :  fortham  to  tham  ic 


LUCAS  V. 

«  eom  asend.  And  he  waes  bodigende  on  Galilea  gesom- 
nungum. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  THONE  SYXTAN  SUNNAN-DAEG  OFER 
PENTEUUSTEN. 

V.  Sothlice  waes  geworden,  tha  tha  maenegu  him  to  cora- 
on,  thaet  hig  Codes  word   gehyrdon,  he  stod  with  thone 

2  mere  Qenesareth,  and  he  geseah  twa  scipu  standende 
with  thone  mere:  tha  fisceras  eodon,  and  woxon  heora  net. 

3  He  til  a  astigende  on  an  scyp,  thaet  waes  Simones,  baed  hyne 
thaet  he  hit  lyt-hwon  fram  lande  tuge.     And  on  tham  scipe 

4  sittende,  he  laerde  tha  maenigeo.  Tha  he  sprecan  geswac, 
he  cwaeth  to  Simone  :  Teoh  hit  on  dypan,  and  laetath  eowre 

5  net  on  thone  fisc-wer.  Tlia  cwaeth  Simon,  him  andsvvar- 
iende  :  Eala  Bebeodend,  ealle  niht  swincende  we  naht 
ne   gefengon  :  sothlice  on   tliinum  worde    ic   mi'n  net  ut- 

6la'ete.  And  tha  hig  thaet  dydon,  hig  betugon  mycele  mae- 
?  negeo    fixa :    and    hyra    net    waes    tobrocen.       And    hig 

bicnodon  hyra  geferan,  the  on  othrum  scype  waeron,  thaet 

hig  comon  and  him  fylston.     Tha  comon  hig,  and  gefyl- 

don  butu  tha  scypu,  swa  thaet  hig  neh  waeron  besencte. 
8  Tha  Petrus  thaet  geseah,  lie  ieoll  to  thaes  Haelendes cneow- 

um,  and  cwaeth  :  Drihten,  gewit  fram  me ;  fortham  ic 
9eomsynful  mann.     And   he  wundrode,  and   ealle  tha  the 

mid  him  waeron,  on  tham  were  thaera  fixa  the  hio;  grefengon : 
io  gelice  Iacobum  and  Iohannem,  Zebedeis  suna,  tha  waeron 

Simones  geferan.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  Simone  :  Ne 
j!  ondraed  thu  the ;  heonon-forth  thu  byst  men  gefonde.    And 

hig  tugon  heora  scypu  to  lande,  and  forleton  hig,  and 
12  folgodon  tham  Haelende.   Tha  he  waes  on  anre  ceastre,  tha 

waesthaeranhreofla:  and  tha  he  geseah  thaene  Haelend,  tha 

astrehte  he  hine,  and  baed,  and  thus  cwaeth:  Dryhten,  gyf 
is  thu  wylt,  thu  miht  me  geclaensian.     And  he  aethran  hine, 

his  handa  athenede,  and  cwaeth  :  Ic  wylle  :  sis;  thu  ge- 
14  claensod.    And  sona  se  hreofla  him  fram  fe'rde.     And  he 

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LUCAS   V. 

bebead  him,  thaet  he  hyt  nanum  men  ne  saetle :  ac  ga,  ana 
aetyw  the  tham  sacerde,  and  bring  for  thinre  claensunga 
swa  Moyses  bebead,  him  on  gewitnesse.  Witodlicethaesthe  15 
ma  seo  spraec  be  him  ferde  :  and  mycele  maenigeo  comon, 
tliaet  hig  gehyrdon,  and  wurdon  gehaelede  fram  heora 
untrumnessum.     He  tha  ferde  on  westen,  and  bine  gebaed.  is 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  PENTEC0STENE8 
WUCAN. 

Thawaesanumdaegegeworden,  tliaet  he  saet  and  higlaerde,  17 
and  tha  wa'eron  tha  Farisei  sittende,  and  thaere  a'e  lareowas, 
tha  comon  of  aelcum  castellum  Galileae,  and  Iudaeae,  and 
Hierusalem  :  and  Dryhtnes  maegen  waes  hig  to  gehael-  is 
enne.     And  tha  baeron  men  on  anum  bedde   anne   man  19 
se   waes   lama  :     And   hig    ne    mihton    bine    in-bringan, 
and  alecgan  beforan  him,  for  thaere  maenio,  the  mid  tham 
Haelende  waes.     Tha  astigon  hig  uppan  thaene  hrof,  and 
thurh  tha  watelas  hine  mid  tham  bedde  asendon,  beforan 
thone  Haelend.    Tha  lie  geseah  heora  geleafan,  he  cwaeth :  20 
La  man,  the  synd  thine  synna  forgifene.     Tha  ongunnon  21 
thencan  tha  boceras  and  Farisei,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwaet  ys 
thes  the  her  sprycth  woffunga  ?  Hwa  maeg  synna  forgyfan, 
buton   God  ana  ?     Tha  se   Haelend  gecneow  heora  ge-  22 
thancas,  he  andswariende  cwaeth  to  him:  Hwaet  thence  ge 
on  eowrum  heortum  ?     Hwaether  ys  ethre  to  cwethenne,  23 
The  synd  tliine  synna  forgifene  ;  hwaether  the  cwethan,  Aris 
and  ga?     Tliaet  ge  witon  thaet  mannes  Sunu  on  eorthan  24 
anweald  haefth  synna  to  forgifanne,  and  he  sa'ede  tfram 
laman,  'Hie  ic  secge,  Aris,  nim  thin  bed,  and  ga  on  tliin  hus. 
And  he  sona  beforan  him  aras,  and  nam  thaet  he  on  lafeg,  2s 
and  to  his  huse. ferde,  and  God  wuldrode.     And  hig  ealle  2e 
wundredon,  and   God   maersodon^   and  waeron   mid  ege 
gefyllede,  and  cwaedon,  Sothes  we  to-daeg  wundru  gesaw- 
011.     Tha  aefter  tham  he  ut-eode,  and  geseah  publicanum,  27 
he  waes  othrum  naman  Leui  gehaten,  aet  ceap-sceamule 
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LUCAS   VI. 

sssittende  :  and  he  cwaeth  to  him  :  Fylig  me.     And  he  him 

29  tha  fyligde,  and  ealle  hys  thing  forlet.  And  Leui  dyde 
him  mycelne  gebeorscype  on  hys  huse :  and  thaer  waes 
mycel  maenigeo  manfulra  and  otherra,  the  mid  him  saeton. 

30  Tha  murcnedon  tha  Farisei  and  tha  boceras,  and  cwaedon 
to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Hwi  ete  ge  and  drincath  mid 

31  manfullum  and  synfullum  ?  Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend, 
and  cwaeth  to  him :  Ne  bethurfon  laeces  tha  the  hale  synd ; 

32  ac  tha  the  unhaelthe  habbath.    Ne  com  ic  rihtwise  clypian, 

33  ac  synfulle  on  daed-bote.  Tha  cwaedon  hig  to  him  :  ITwi 
faestath  Iohannes  leorning-cnyhtas  gelomlice,  and  hals- 
unga  doth,  and  eall-swa  Farisea  ;  and  thine  etath  and  drinc- 

34  ath  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Cwyst  thu  magon  thaes  bryd-guman 
beam  faestan,  swa  lange  swa  se  bryd-guma  mid  him  ys  ? 

35  Sothlice  tha  dagas  cumath,  thonne  se  bryd-guma  hym  byth 

36  afyrred,  thonne  faestath  hig  on  tham  dagum.  Tha  saede  he 
him  an  bigspel :  Ne  asent  nan  man  scyp  of  niwum  reafe 
on  eald  reaf ;  elles  thaet  ni'we  slit,  and  se  niwa  sc^-p  ne 

87hylpth  tham  ealdan.  Ne  nan  man  ne  sent  ni'we  win  on 
ealde  bytta ;  elles  thaet  ni'we  win  brycth  tha  bytta,  and  thaet 

38  win  byth  agoten,  and  tha  bytta  forweorthath.  Ac  niwe  win  is 
to  sendenne  on  niwe  bytta ;  thonne  beoth  tha  bytta  geheald- 

39ene.  And  ne  drincth  nan  man  eald  win,  and  wylle  sona 
thaet  niwe  :  he  cwyth,  Thaet  ealde  ys  betere. 

VI.  Sothlice  waes  geworden  on  tham  aefteranreste-daege 
aerest,  tha  he  ferde  thurh  tha  aeceras,  his  leorning-cnyhtas 
tha  ear  pluccedon,  and  mid  heora  handum   gnidon,  and 

2  aeton.     Tha  cwa'edon  sume  of  tham  sunder-halgan  :  Hwi 

3  do  ge  thaet  eow  alyfed  nys  on  reste-dagum  ?  Tha  and- 
swarode him  se  Haelend :  Ne  raedde  ge  thaet  hwaet  Dauid 

4  dyde,  tha  hine  hingrede,  and  tha  the  mid  him  waeron  ;  hu 
he  eode  into  Godes  huse,  and  nam  tha  offrung-hlafas,  and 
hig  act,  and  tham  sealde  the  mid  him  waeron  ;  tha  naeron 

5  alyfede  to  etanne,  buton  sacerdum  anum  ?     And  he  sa'ede 


LUCAS   VI. 

him,  Thaet  Dryhtenys  mannes  Sunueac  swylcercste-daeges. 
Sothlice  on  othrum  reste-daege  waes  geworden,  thaet  he  on  e 
gesamnunge  eode  and  laerde  :  and  thaer  waes  sum  man,  and 
hys  swythre  hand  waes  forscruncen.    Tha  gymdon  tha  hoc-  7 
eras  and  Farisei,  hwaether  he  on  reste-daege  haelde ;  thaet 
hig  hyne  gewregdon.     Sothlice  he  wiste  heora  gethancas,  9 
and  he  saede  tham  men  the  tha  forscruncenan  hand  haefde : 
Ari's,  and  stand  her  on  middan.     Tha  aras  he   and  stod. 
Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him  :  Ic  acsige  eow,  Alyfth  on  9 
reste-dagum  wel  don,  oththe  yfele  ?    sawle  hale  gedon, 
hwaether  the  forspillan  ?     And  him  eallum  gesceawedum  10 
mid  yrre,  he  saede  tham  men :  Athene  thine  hand.    And  he 
athenede :  and  his  hand  waes  ge-edniwod.  Tha  wurdon  hig  11 
mid  unwisdome  gefyllede  ;    and   spraecon   betweox  him 
hwaet  hig  tham  Haelende  dydon.    Sothlice  on  tham  dagum  12 
he  ferde   on   anne   munt  hine  gebiddan,  and  waes    thar 
wacigende  on  Godes  gebede.     And  tha  tha  daeg  waes,  he  13 
clypode  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  ;  and  geceas  twelf  of  him, 
and  tha  he  nemde  apostolas  ;  Simonem,  thone  he  nemde  u 
Petrum,  and  his  brother   Andreas,   lacobum  and   Iohan- 
nem,  Philippum  and  Bartholomeum,  Thomam  and   Ma-  15 
theum,   lacobum   Alfei,   and    Simonem   se   ys   genemned 
Zelotes,  Iudam  Iacobi,and  Iudam  Scarioth,  se  waes  laewa.  16 
And  mid  him  farendum,  he  stod  on  feldlicre  stowe,  and  17 
mycel  wered  his  leorning-cnyhta,  and  mycel  maenegeo 
fram  ealre  Iudea  and  fram  Hierusalem,  and  ofer  muthan 
and  sa'e-gemaere  Ti'ri  and  Sidonis,tha  cumon  thaet  hig  hyne 
g^hyrdon,  and  waferon  of  heora  adlum  gehaelede  ;    and  is 
tha  the  wa'eron  of  unclaenum  gastum  gedrehte  waeron  gehael- 
ede.    And  eall  seo  maenigeo  sohte   hine  to  aethrinanne,  19 
forthamtliemaegenof  him  eode:  andheeallegehaelde.  Tha  20 
cwaeth  se  Haelend,  beseonde  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  : 
Eadige  synd  ge  thearfan  on  gaste  :  for  tham  the  Godes  rice 
ys  eower.     Eadige  synd  ge  the  hingriath  nu  :  fortham  ge  21 


LUCAS   VI. 

beoth  gefyllede.     Eadige  synd  ge  the  nu  wepath  :  fortham 

22  ge  hlihhath.  Eadige  beo  ge,  thonne  eow  men  hatiath,  and 
ehtath,  and  onhiscath,  and  awurpath  eowerne  naman  swa 

23  swa  yfel,  for  mannes  Suna.  Geblissiath  and  gefaegniath  on 
tham  dagum :  nu  eower  med  ys  mycel  on  heofenum :  sothlice 
aefter  thysum  thingum  heorafaederas  dydon  thamwitegum. 

24  Theah-hwaethere  waeow  weligum !  fortham  the  ge  eowerne 

25  frofer  habbath.  Wa  eow  the  gefyllede  synd !  fortham  the  ge 
hingriath.  Wa  eow  the  nu  hlihhath  !  fortham  the  ge  heofath 

26  and  wepath.  Wa  eow  thonne  eow  ealle  menbletsiath !  aefter 

27  thyssum  thingum  heora  faederas  dydon  tham  witegum.  Ac 
ic  eow  secge,  fortham  the  ge  gehyrath,  Lufiath  eowre  fynd, 

28  doth  tham  tala  the  eow  hatedon,bletsiath  tha  the  eow  wirg- 

29  eath,gebiddathfor  tha  the  eow  onhiscath.  And  tham  the  the 
slyhth  on  thin  gewenge  wend  other  ongean  ;  and  tham  the 

30  thin  reaf  nymth,  ne  forbeod  hym  na  thine  tunecan.  Syle 
aelcum  the  the  bidde  ;  and  se  the  nimth  tha  thing  the  thine 

3i  synd ,  ne  mynga  thu  hyra.  And  swra  ge  wyllath  thaet  eow  men 

32  don,  doth  heom  gelice.  And  hwylc  thane  ys  eow,  gif  ge 
lufiath  tha  the  eow  lufiath  ?  sothlice  synfulle  lufiath  tha  the  hig 

33  lufiath.    And  gif  ge  wel  doth  tham  the  eow  wel  doth,  hwylc 

34  thane  ys  eow  ?  witodlice  thaet  doth  synfulle.  And  gif  ge 
laenath  tham  the  ge  eft  aet-onfoth,  hwylc  thane  ys  eow  ?  soth  - 

35  licesynfullesynfullumlaenathjthaethiggelice onfon.  Theah- 
hwaethre  lufiath  eowre  fynd ,  and  hym  wel  doth,  and  laene  syl- 
lath,  nan  thing  thanun  eft  gehyhtende  ;  and  eower  med  byth 
mycel  on  heofone ,  and  ge  beoth  thaes  Hehstan  beam :  fortham 

36  the  he  ys  god  ofer  unthancfulle  and  ofer  yfele.    Eornostlice 

37  beoth  mild-heorte,  swa  eower  Faeder  ys  mild-heort.  Nelle 
ge  deman,  and  ge  ne  beoth  demede  :  nelle  ge  genytherian, 
and  ge  ne  beoth  genytherode  :  forgyfath,  and  eow  byth  for- 

38  gyfen  :  syllath,  and  eow  byth  geseald  ;  god  gemet,  and  full, 
and  geheapod,  and  oferflowende,  hig  syllath  on  eowerne 
bearm.  Tham sylfangemete  the  gemetatheowbithgemeten 


LUCAS   VII. 

Tha saede he hym sumbigspel :  Segst  thu  maeg se blinda thone  39 
blindan  la'edan  ?  hu  ne  feallath  hig  begen  on  tliaene  pytt  ?  Nis  40 
se  leorning-cnyht  ofer  thone  lareow :  aelc  bith  fulfremed,gif 
he  ys  swylce  his  lareow.   Hwi  gesyhst  thu  tha  egle  on  thines  41 
brother  eagan,   and   ne  gesyhst  thone  beam  on    thinum 
eagan  ?    And  hu  miht  thu  secgan  thinum  brether,  Brother, « 
laet  thaet  ic  ateo  tha  egle  of  thinum  eagan,  and  thu  sylt  ne 
gesyhst  thone  beam  on  thinum  agenum  eagan  ?  Eala  licet- 
ere,  teoh  aerest  thone  beam  of  thinum  eagan,  and  thorme 
thu  gesyhst  thaet  thu  ateo  tha  egle  of  thines  brother  eagan. 
Nys  god  treow  the  yfelne  waestm  deth  ;  ne  nys  yfel  treow  43 
godne  waestm  donde.  Aelc  treow  ys  be  his  waestme  oncnaw-  14 
en.     ]NTe  hig  of  thornum  fic-aeppla  ne  gaderiath,  ne  wm- 
berian  on  gorste  ne  nimath.   God  man  of  godum  gold-hoide  45 
his  heortan  god  forth-bringth ;    and  yfel   man   of  yfelum 
gold-horde  yfel  forth-bringth  :  sothlice  se  muth  spycth  swa 
seo  heorte  thencth.  Hwi  clypige  ge  me,  Dryhten,  Dryhten,  46 
and  ne  doth  thaet  ic  eow  secge  ?  Aelc  thaera  the  to  me  cymth ,  41 
and  mine  spraecagehyrth,andtha  deth,ic  himaetywe  hwam 
he  geli'c  ys  :    he  ys  gelic  timbriendum  men  hys  hus,  se  48 
dealf  deope,  and  hys  grund-weall  ofer  thone  stan  asette  : 
sothlice  gewordenum  flode,  hyt  fleow  into  tham  huse,  and 
hyt  ne  myhte  thaet  hus  astirian  :  hyt  waes  ofer  thone  stan 
getrymed.      Se  the  gehyrth,  and  ne  deth,  he  ys  geli'c  tham  49 
timbriendan   men  his  hus   ofer  tha  eorthan  butan  grund- 
wealle  ;  and  thaet  flod  in-fleow,  and  hraedlice  hyt  afeoll  ; 
and  wearth  mycel  hryre  thaes  huses. 

VII.  Sothlice  tha  he  ealle  his  word  gefylde  on  thaes  folc-  1 
es  hlyste,  he  eode  into  Cafarnaum.  Tha  waes  sumes  2 
hundred-mannes  theowa  untrum,  se  waes  sweltendlic,  se 
waes  him  dyre.  And  tha  he  gehyrde  be  tham  Haelende,  3 
he  sende  to  him  Iudea  ealdras,  and  baed  thaet  he  come, 
and  his  theow  gehaelde.  Tha  hig  to  tham  Haelende  comon,  4 
hig  ba'edon  hyne  geornlice,  and  thus  cwaedon  :    He  ys 

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LUCAS   VII. 

5  wyrthe  thaet  thu  him  tilige  ;  witodlice  he  lufath  ure  theode, 

6  and  he  us  lire  samnunge  getimbrode.  Tha  ferde  se  Hael- 
end  mid  him  ;  and  tha  he  waes  unfeor  tham  huse,  se  hund- 
red man  sende  hys  frynd  to  him,  and  cwaeth  :  Dryhten, 
nelle  thu  beon  gedreht :  ne  eom  ic  wyrthe  thaet  thu  ga  un^ 

7  der  mine  thecene  :  fortham  ic  ne  tealde  me  sylfne  thaet  ic 
to  the  come  ;  ac  cwaeth  thin  word,  and  min  cnyht  byth  ge- 

s  haeied.  Ic  eom  an  man  under  anwealde  gesett,  cempan 
under  me  haebbende  :  and  ic  secge  thyssum,  Ga,  and  he 
ga'eth  ;  and  ic  secge  thyssum,  Cum,  thonne  cymth  he  ;  and 

9  ic  secge  minum  theowe,  Do  thys,  and  he  deth.  Tha  wun- 
drode  se  Haelend,  tham  gehyredum,  and  cwaeth,  to  thaere 
maenigeo  bewend  :  Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Ne  funde  ic  on 
io  Israhel  swa  mycelne  geleafan.  And  tha  tha  ham  comon 
the  asende  waeron.hig  gremetton  halne  thone  the  aer  untrum 
waes. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THONE  SEOFENTEOTHAN  SUNNAN-DAEG 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

i  Tha  waes  syththan  geworden  he  ferde  on  tha  ceastre  the  ys 
genemned    Nairn ;    and    mid   hym   ferdon  hys    leorning- 

12  cnyhtas,  and  mycel  maenigeo.  Tha  he  genealaehte  thaere 
ceastre  gate,  tha  waes  thar  an  dead  man  geboren,  anre 
wudewan  sunu,  the  naenneothernenaefde:  and  seo  wudewe 
waes  thaer,and  mycel  maenigeo  thaere  burh-ware  midhyre. 

13  Tha  se  Haelend  hig  geseah,  tha  waes  he  mid  mild-heort- 
nysse  ofer  hig  gefylled,  and  cwaeth  to  hyre  :  Ne  we'p  thu 

14  na.  Tha  genealaehte  he  and  tha  cysteaethran:  tha  aetstodon 
tha  the  hyne  baeron.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Eala  geonga, 

is  the  ic  secge,  Aris.  Tha  aras  se  the  dead  waes,  and  ongan 
lcsprecan.  Tha  agef  he  hine  his  meder.  Tha  ofer-eode  ege 
hig  ealle  :  and  hig  God  maersodon,  and  cwaedon,  Thaet 
maera  witega  on  us  aras ;  and  Thaet  God  hys  folc  geneos- 
17  ode.  Tha  ferde  theos  spaec  be  him  on  ealle  Iudea,  and 
is  ymbeeall  thaetrice.  Thacythdon  Iohannesleorning-cnyhtas 


LUCAS  VII. 

him  be  eallum  thysum  thingum.     Tha  clypode  Iohannes  19 
twegen  of  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  and  sende  to  tham  Hael- 
ende,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Eart  thu  the  to  cumenne  eart  ? 
hwaether  the  we  othres  sculon  onbidan  ?     Tha  hig  to  him  20 
comon,  thus  hig  cwaedon  :  Iohannes  se  Fulluhtere  us  sende 
to  the,  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Eart  thu  the  to  cumenne  eart,  the 
we  sculon  othres  onbidan  ?     Sothlice   on  thaere  tide  he  21 
gehaelde  manega  of  adlum  ge  of  witum,  and  of  yfelum 
gastum  ;  and  manegum  blindum  he  gesyhthe  forgeaf.     Tha  22 
cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Farath,  and  cythath  Iohannetha  thing 
the  ge  gesawon  and  gehyrdon;  thaet  blinde  geseoth,and  he- 
alte  gath ,  hreorlan  synd  gehaelede ,  deafe  gehyrath ,  deade  aris- 
ath,  thearfan  bodiath.  And  eadig  ys,  swa  hwylc  swa ne  byth  23 
on  me  geuntreowsod.     And  tha  tha  Iohannes  aerend-racan  24 
ferdon,  tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  tliam  folce  be  Iohanne  : 
Hwi  ferde  ge  on  westene  geseon  ?  Thaet  hreod  the  byth  mid 
winde  astyred  ?     Ac  hwi  ferde  ge  to  geseonne  ?     Thone25 
man  mid  hnescum  reafum  gescrydne  ?     Tha  the  synt  on 
deorwyrthum  reafe,  and  on  estum  [synd  on  cyninga  hus- 
um] .     Ac  hwi  ferde  ge  ?  Thone  witigan  geseon  ?     Wit-  26 
odlice  ic  eow  secge,  he  ys  mara  thonne  witega.     Thes  ys27 
be  tham  the  awriten  ys,  Nu,  ic  asende  minne  engel  beforan 
thine  ansyne,  se  gegearwath  thinne  weg  beforan  the.  Soth-  28 
lice  ic  eow  secge,  Nys  betweox  wifa  bearnum  nan  maerra 
vvite^a  thonne  Iohannes  se  Fulluhtere  :  se  the  ys  laessa  on 
Godes  rice  se  ys  his  mara.     And  eall  folc  thys  gehyrende,  29 
sunder-halgan   God  heredon,  and  gefullode   on  Iohannes 
fulluhte.     Sothlice  tha  sunder-halgan  and  tha  a'e-gleawan  30 
forhogedon  thaes  Haelendes  getheaht  on  him  sylfum,  na 
fram  tham   Haelende  gefullode.     Hwam  telle  ic   geh'ce  31 
thysse  cneorisse  men  ?  and  hwam  synd  hig  gelice  ?     Hig  32 
synd  gelice  cilclum  on  straete  sittendum,  and  sprecendum 
betweox  hym,  and  cwethendum,  We  sungon  eow  be  hearp- 
an,  and  ge  ne  saltedon  ;  we  heofdon,  and  ge  ne  weopon. 


LUCAS   VII. 

33  Sothlice  Iohannes  com,  se  Fulluhtere,  hlaf  ne  etende,  ne 

34  win  drincende  ;  and  ge  cwethath,  Deofol-seocnysse  he 
haefth.  Mannes  Sunu  com  etende  and  drincende,  and  ge 
cwethath,  Thes   man   ys   swelgend,  and  win    drincende, 

35  manfulra  and  synfulra  freond  !  And  wisdom  ys  geriht- 
wisod  on  eallum  hys  bearnum. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE  INNAN  HAERFESTE, 
ON  FR1GE-DAEG. 

36  Tha  baed  hinesumof  tham  sunder-halgum  thaet  he  mid  him 
a'ete.     Tha  eode  he  into  thaes  Fariseiscan  huse,  and  gesaet. 

3-  And  tha  thaet  wif, the  waes  on  thaereceastre  synful,  tha  heo 
oncneow  thaet  he  saet  on  thaes  Fariseus  huse,  heo  brohte  hyre 

38  sealf-box,  and  stod  with-aeftan  hys  fet,  and  ongan  mid 
hyre  tearum  hys  fet  thwean,  and  drigde  mid  hyre  heafdes 

39  feaxe,  and  cyste  hys  fet,  and  mid  sealfe  smyrede.  Tha  se 
sunder-halga,  the  hyne  in-gelathode, thaet  geseah,he  cwaeth 
on  his  gethance,  Gyf  thes  man  witega  waere,  witodlice  he 
wiste  hwaet  and  hwylc  thys  wif  waere  the  his  aethrinth ,  thaet 

40  heo  synful  ys.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  him  andswariende  ; 
Simon,  ic  haebbe  the  to  secgenne  sum  thing.   Tha  cwaeth  he: 

4i  Lareow,  sege  thonne.  Twegen  gafol-gyldan  wa'eron  sum- 
urn   laenende :    an  sceolde    fif  hund    penega,   and    other 

42  fiftig.     Tha  hig  naefdon  hwanon   big  hit  aguldon,  he  hit 

43  him  bam  forgeaf.  Hwaether  lufode  hyne  swythor  ?  Tha 
andswarode   Simon  :    Ic   wene   se    the   he   mare    forgeaf. 

44  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Rihte  thu  demdest.  Tha  bewende  he  hyne 
to  tham  wife,  and  saede  Simone  :  Gesyhst  thu  thys  ay  if  ?  Ic 
eode  into  thinum  huse,  ne  sealdest  thu  me  waeter  to  minum 
fotum:  theos  mid  hyre  tearum  mine  fet  thwoh,  and  mid 

.45  hyre  loccum  drigde.  Coss  thu  me  ne  sealdest :  theos,  syth- 
than  ic  in-eode,  ne  geswac  thaet  heo  mine  fet  ne  cyste. 

46  Min  heafod  thu  mid  ele  ne  smyredest :  theos  smyrede  mid 

47  sealfe  mine  fet.  Forrham  ic  secge  the,  Hyre  synd  manega 
synna  forgyfene  ;  fortham  heo  me  swythe  lufode  :  laesse 


LUCAS  VIII. 

lufath  tham  the  laesse  lorgyfen  ys.    Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hyre :  48 
The  synd  thine  synnaforgyfene .  Tha  hegunnon  tha  the  thaer  49 
saeton  betweox  heom  cwethan  :  Hwaet  ys  thes  the  manna 
synna  forgyfth  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  wife :  Thin  geleafa  50 
the  dycle  hale  :  ga  mi  on  sybbe. 

VIII.  Syththanwaesgeworden  thaet  he  ferdethurh  tha  ce-  1 
astre  and  thaet  castel,  Godes  rice  prediciende  and  bodiende, 
and  hig  twelfe  mid ;  and  sume  wif,  the  waeron  gehaelede  of  2 
awyrgdum  gastum  and  untrumnessum ;  seo  Magdalenisce 
Maria,  of  thaere  seofen  deoflu  lit-eodon  :    and  lohanna,  3 
Chuzan  wif,  Herodes  gerefan  ;  and  Susanna,  and  manega 
othre  the  him  of  hyra  spedum  thenedon.   Sothlice  tha  mycel  4 
maenigeo  com,  and  of  thamceastrum  to  him  efstun,he  saede 
him  an  bigspel :  Sum  man  his  saed  seow  :  tha  he  thaet  seow,  5 
sum  feoll  with  thone  weg,and  wearth  fortreden,and  heofen- 
es  fugelas  hyt  fraeton.     And  sum  feoll  ofer  thone  stan,6 
and  hyt  forscranc,  fortham  tlje  hyt  waetan  naefde.     And  r 
sum  feoll  on  tha  thornas,  and  tha  thornas  hyt  forthrysmodon. 
And  sum  feoll  on  gode  eorthan,  and  worhte  hundfealdne  8 
waestm.  Tha  clypode  he,  and  cwaeth  :  Gehyre  sethe  earan 
haebbe.     Tha  acsodon  hine  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  Hwaet  9 
thaet  bigspel  waere  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Eowys  geseald  thaet  10 
ge  witon  Godes  rices  geryne,  and  othrum  on  bigspellum  ; 
thaet  hig  geseonde  ne  geseon,  and  gehyrende  ne  ongiton. 
Sothlice  thys  ys  thaet  bigspel :  Thaet  saed  ys  Godes  word.  11 
Tha  the  synd  with  tl>one  weg,  thaet  synd  tha  the  gehyrath  ;  12 
syththan  se  deofol  cymth,  and  aetbryt  thaet  word  of  heora 
heortan;  thaet  hig  thurh thone  geleafan  hale  ne  geweorthon. 
Tha  the  synd  ofer  thone  stan,tha  thaet  word  midgefean  on-  13 
foth ;  and  tha  nabbath  wyrt-ruman ;  fortham  the  hig  hwilum 
gelyfath,  and  awaciath  on  thaere  costnungetiman.  Thaet  saed  u 
the  feoll  on  tha  thornas,  thaet  synd  tha  the  gehyrath,  and  of 
carum,andof  welum,andof  lustum  thy  seslifes  synd  forthrys- 
mode,  and  naenne  waestm  ne  bringath.    Thaet  feoll  on  tha  13 

133  13 


LUCAS   VIII. 

godan  eorthan,  thaet synd tha the,  on  godre  and  on selestrehe- 

ortan  gehyrende,  thaet  word  healdath,  and  waestm  on  ge- 
i6  thylde  bringath.  Ne  oferwrith  nan  man  mid  faete  his  onael- 

ede  leoht-faet,  oththe  under  bed  aset ;  ac  ofer  candel-staef 
17  aset,  thaet  tha  in-gangendan  leoht  geseon.   Sothlice  nys  nan 

thing  digle,  thaet  ne  sy  geswutelod;  ne  behydd,  thaet  ne  sy 
is  ciith  and  open.     Warniath  hu  ge  gehyran  ;  tham  byth  ge- 

seald  the  haefth  ;  and  swa  hwylc  swa  naefth,  thaet  he  wene 

19  thaet  he  haebbe  hym  byth  afyrred.  Hys  moder  and  hys 
gebrothru  hym  to  comon,  and  hig  ne  myhton   hine  for 

20  thaere  maenigeo  geneosian.  Tha  waes  him  gecythed :  Thin 
moder  and  thine  gebrothru  standath  her  ute,  wyllath  the 

2i  geseon.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Min  moder  and  mine 
522  gebrothru  synd  tha  the  gehyrath  and  doth  Godes  word .  Soth- 
lice anum  daege  waes  geworden,  tha  he  on  scyp  eode,  and 
his  leorning-cnyhtas,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  ;  Uton  seglian 

23  ofer  thysne  mere.  And  hig  segledOn  tha.  Tha  hig  reow- 
on  tha  slep  he.     Tha  com  windig  yst,  and  hig  forhtedon. 

24  Tha  genealaehton  hig  hym  to,  and  cwaedon  :  Hlaford,  we 
forweorthath.  Tha  aras  he,  and  threade  thone  wind,  and 
thaeswaetereshreohnesse.  Tha  geswac  sewind,and  wearth 

2.5  mycel  smyltnes.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Hwar  ys  eower 
geieafa  ?  Tha  adredon  hig  and  wundredon,  and  be- 
tweox  heom  cwaedon  :  Wenst  thu  hwaet  ys  thes,  thaet  he 

26bebyt  ge  windum  ge  safe,  and  hig  him  hyrsumiath.  Tha 
reowon  hig  to    Gerasenorum  rice,  thaet  ys   foran  ongen 

27  Galileam.  Tha  he  to  lande  com,  hym  agen  arn  sum  man, 
se  haefde  deofel-scocnysse  lange  tide,  and  naes  mid  nan- 
um  reafe  gescryd,  and  ne  mihte  on  huse  gewunian,  ac 

20  on  byrgenum.  Tha  he  geseah  thone  Haelend,  he  astrehte 
hyne  to-foran  hym,  and  cwaeth,  mycelre  stefne  hrymende  : 
Hwaet  ys  me  and  the,  la  Haelend,  thaes  Hebstan  Godes 

23  Sunu  ?  Ic  halsigethe  thaet  thu  ne  threage  me.  Thabeadhe 
tham  unclaenangaste,  thaet  he  of  tham  men  ferde.    Sothlice 

134 


LUCAS   VIII. 

lange  tide  he  hine  gegrap :  and  he  waes  mid  racenteag- 
ura  gebunden,   and   mid  fot-copsum  gehealden  ;    and  to- 
bovstenum  bendum,  he  waes  tram  deofle  on  westen  ge- 
laed.     Tha  acsode  se  Haelend  hine  :  Hwaet  ys  thin  nama  ?  30 
Tha  cwaeth  lie :  Legio  (thaet  ys,  on  ure  getheode,  Eored) : 
fortham  the  manega  deoflu  on  hine  eodon.     Tha  ba'edon  big  31 
hine  thaet  he  him  ne  bude  thaet  lug  on  grund  ne  bescuton. 
And  thaer  "svaes  mycel  heord  swyna  on  tham  munte  laesi-32 
endra  :  tha  baedon  big  thaet  he  lyfde  him  on  tha  gan.     Tha 
lyfde  he  him.     Tha  eodon  hig  of  tham  men  on  tha  swyn :  33 
tha  ferde  seo  heord  mycelum  raese   on  thone  mere,  and 
wearth  thar  adruncen.    Tha  tha  hyrdas  thaet  gesawon,  tha  34 
flugon  hig,  and  cyddon  on  tha  ceastre  and  on  tunum.     Thau 
eodon  hig  lit,  thaet  hig  gesawon  thaet  thar  geworden  waes; 
tha  comonhig  to  tham  Haelende ;  tha  fundon  hig  thone  man, 
the  deofel  of-eode,  gescrydne  and  halum  mode,  aet  his  fot- 
um  :  and  hig  adredon  him.     Tha  cyddon  him  tha  the  ge-36 
sawon  hu  he  waes  hal  geworden  of  tham  eorede.  Tha  baed  37 
hine  eall  maenigeo  thaes  rices  Gerasenorum,  thaet  he  fram 
him  gewite  ;  fortham  hig  mycelum  ege  gehaefte  waeron. 
Tha  wende  he  on  scype  agen.     Tha  baed  hine  se  man  the  38 
se  deofol  of-eode  thaet  he  mid  him  wunede  :  tha  forlet  se 
Haelend  hine,  and  cwaeth  to  him :  Wend  to  thinum  huse,  39 
and  cyth  hu  mycel  the  God  gedon  haefth.     Tha  ferde  he 
into  eall  tha  ceastre,  and  cythde  hu  mycel  se  Haelend  him 
gedon  haefde. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  TIIAERE  PENTECOSTENES 
WUCAN,  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE. 

Sothlice  waes  geworden,  tha  se  Haelend   age'n-com,  seo  40 
maenigeo  hine  onfeng  :  ealle  hig  gebidon  his.     And  tha  41 
com  an  man  thaes  nama  waes  Iairus,  se  waes  thaere  gesam- 
nunge  ealdor :  tha  feoll  he  to  thaes  Haelendes  fotum,  and 
baed  hine  thaet  he  ferde  to  his  huse  :  fortham  he  haefde  a 
ane  dohtor  nean  twelf  wintre,  and  seo  forth-ferde.     Tba 


LUCAS   IX. 

gebyrede  hyt,  tha  he  ferde,  of  tham  maenigum  he  waes  of- 

43  thrungen.  Tha  waes  sum  wif  on  blod-ryne  twelf  ger,  seo 
fordaelde  on  laecas  eal  thaet  heo  ahte,  and  ne  mihte  theah 

44  of  aenegum  beon  gehaeled.     Tha  s;enealaehte  heo  with- 

in a  o 

aeftan,  and  aethran  his  reafes  fnaed  :  tha  aetstod  sona  thaes 

45  blodes  ryne.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Hwaet  ys  se  the  me 
aethran  ?  Tha  hig  ealle  aetsocon,  tha  cwaeth  Petrusand  tha 
the  mid  him  waeron :  Eala  Hlaford.  thas  maenegeo  the 
thringath  and  geswencath,  and  thu  segst,  Hvva  aethran  me  ? 

46  Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Sum  me  aethran  :  ic  wiste  thaet  maegen  of 

47  me  eode.  Tha  thaet  wif  geseah  thaet  hit  him  naes  dyrne, 
heo  com  forht,  and  astrehte  hig  to  his  fotum,  and  geswu- 
telode  beforan  eallum  folce  for  hwylcum  thinge  beo  hine 

48  aethran,  and  hu  heo  wearth  sona  hal.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to 
hyre  :  Dohter,  thin  geleafa  the  hale   gedyde  :  ga  nu  on 

49sibbe.  Him  tha  gyt  specendum,  tha  com  sum  man  to 
thaere  gesamnunge  ealdre,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :   [Thyn  doh- 

so  tor  ys  dead  ;]  ne  drece  thu  hyne.  Tha  se  Haelend  thaet 
word  gehyrde,  he  andswarode  thaes  maedenes  faeder  :  Ne 

si  ondraed  thu  the  :  gelyf  witodlice,  and  heo  bith  hal.  And 
tha  tha  he  to  tham  huse  com,  ne  let  he  naenne  mid  him  in- 
gan,  buton   Petrum,   and    Iohannem,    and    Iacobum,    and 

52  thaes  maedenes  faeder  and  hyre  moder.  Tha  weopon  hig 
ealle,  and  heofedon  hig  :  tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ne  wepe  ge  ; 

53  sothlice  nys  thys  maeden  dead,  ac  heoslaeplh.  Tha  taeldon 

54  hig  hyne,  and  wiston  thaet  heo  dead  waes.     Tha  nam  he 

55  hyre  hand,  and  cwaeth  :  Ma'eden,  the  ic  secge,  Ari's.  Tha 
gehwearf  hyre  gast  ongean,  and   heo  sona  aras  :  and  he 

56hethyre  syllan  etan.  Tha  wundredon  hyre  magas  :  tha 
bead  he  tham  thaet  hig  hyt  nanum  men  ne  saedon  thaet 
thaer  gedon  waes. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THUNRES-DAEG,   ON  THAERE  PENTECOSTENES 
VVUCAN. 

IX.  Tha  clypode  he  togaedre  his  twelf  apostolas,  and 


LUCAS   IX. 

sealde   him   mihte   and   anweald   ofer   ealle   deofel-seoc- 
nyssa,  and  thaet  hig  aula  gehaeldon.     And  he  sende  hig  2 
bodigende  Godes  rice,  and  untrume  gehaelan.  Tha  cwaeth  3 
he  to  him  :  Ne  nime  ge  nan  thing  on  wege,  ne  gyrde,  ne 
codd,  ne  hlaf,  ne  feoh  :  ne  ge  nabbon  twa  tunecan.     And  4 
on  swa  hwylc  hiis  swa  ge  in-gath,  wuniath  thaer  oth  ge  ut- 
gan.     And  swa  hwylce  swa  eow  ne  onfoth,  thonne  ge  of  5 
thaere  ceastre  gath,  asceacath  eower  fota  dust  ofer  hig  on 
witnesse.   Tha  ferdon  hig  thurh  tha  burgha  bodigende,  and  g 
aeghwar   haelende.      Tha  gehyrde  Herodes,  se  feorthan  7 
daeles  rica,  ealle  tha  thing  the  be  him  waeron  gewordene, 
tlia  tweonode  him ;  fortham  the  sume  saedon  thaet  Johannes 
of  deathe  aras  ;  sume  saedon  thaet  Helias  aetywde  ;  sume,  a 
thaet  an  eald  witega  aras.  Tha  cwaeth  Herodes  :  Iohannem  9 
ic  beheafdode :  hwaet  ys  thes  be  tham  ic  thylc  gehyre  ?  Tha 
smeade  he  thaet  he  hine  gesawe.     Tha  cyddon  him  tha  10 
apostolas  swa  hwaet  swa  hig  dydon.     Tha  nam  he  hig, 
and  ferde  on-sundron  on  weste-stowe,  seo  ys  Bethsaida. 
Tha  tha  maenigeo  thaet  Aviston,  tha  filidon  hig  him  :  tha  11 
onfeng  he  hig,  and  spaec  to  him  be  Godes  rice ;  and  tha 
he  gehaelde  the  lacnunga  bethorfton. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  PENTECOS-, 
TENES  WUCAN,  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE. 

Tha  gewat  se  daeg  forth,  and  hig  twelfe  hym  gcnealaehton,  12 
and  saedon  him :  Lact  thas  maenigeo,  thaet  hig  faron  on  thas 
castelu  and  on  thas   tunas   the   her  abutan  synd,  and  him 
mete  findon  :  fortham  the  we  synd  her  on  westre  stowe. 
Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Sylle  ge  hym  etan.  Tha  cwaedon  ia 
hig  :    We    nabbath    buton  fi'f  hlafas   and    twegen    fixas  ; 
buton  we   gan   and  us  mete   bicgon,  and   eallum   thisum 
werede.  Thar  waeron  noali  fi'f  thusenda  wera.  Tha  cwaeth  14 
he  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum :   Doth  thaet  hig  sitton  thurh 
gebeorscypas   fiftcgum.     And    hig    swa    dydon,   and    hig  15 
ealle  saeton.     Tha  nam  he  tha  fif  hlafas  and  tha  twegen  \o 
137  13* 


LUCAS   IX. 

fixas,  and  on  thone  heofon  beseah,  and  bletsode  hig,  and 
braec,  and  daelde  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  thaet  hig  asetton 

17  hig  beforan  tham  maenegum.  Tha  aeton  hig  ealle,  and 
wurdon  gefyllede  :  and  man  nam  tha  gebrotu  the  thar  be- 

18  lifon  twelf  cypan  fulle.  Tha  waes  geworden,  tha  se  Hael- 
end  waes  ana  hine  gebiddende,  hys  leorning-cnyhtas 
waeron  mid  him  :  tha  acsode  he  hig  :  Hwaet  secgth  this  folc 

19  thaet  ic  sy  ?  Tha  andswaredon  hig,  and  cwaedon  :  Iohan- 
nem  Baptistam  ;  sume  Heliam ;  sume  thaet  sum  witega  of 

20  tham  ealdum  aras.  Tha  saede  he  him  :  Hwaet  secge  ge 
thaet  ic  sy  ?     Tha  andswarode   Petrus  :  Thu  eart  Crist, 

ai  Godes  Sunu.     Tha  threade  he  hig,  and  bead  thaet  hig  hyt 

22  nanum  men  ne  saedon ;  fortham  the  hyt  gebyreth  thaet  mari- 
nes Sunu  fela  thinga  tholie,  and  beo  aworpen  fram  ealdrum 
and  ealdermannum,  and  fram  bocerum,  and  beo  ofslagen, 

23  and  thriddan  daege  arise.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  eallum  :  Gyf 
hwa  wyle  aefter  me  cuman,  aetsace  hine  sylfne,  and  nime 

24  hys  cwylminge,  and  me  folgie.  Se  the  wyle  hys  sawle 
hale  gedon,  se  hig  forspilth  :  witodlice  se  the  his  sawle  for 

25  me  forspilth,  he  hig  gehaelth.  Hwaet  fremath  aenegum 
men,  theah  he  ealne  middan-geard  on  aeht  begite,  and 

26  hine  sylfne  forspille,  and  hys  forwyrd  wyrce  ?  Se  the 
me  and  mine  spraeca  forsyhth,  thone  mannes  Sunu  forsyhth, 
thonne  he  cymth  on  his  maegen-thrymme,  and  his  Faeder, 

27  and  halegra  engla.  Ic  secge  cow  sothlice,  her  synd  sume 
standende,  tha  deade  ne  weorthath,  aer  hig  Godes  rice  ge- 

28  seon.  Tha  waes  geworden,  aefter  tham  Avordum,  nean  eahta 
dagas,  t.haet  he  nam  Petrum,  and   Iohannem,  and  Iacob- 

29  um,  and  eode  on  aenne  munt,  thaet  he  hine  gebaede.  Tha 
he  hine  gebaed,  tha  waes  his  ansyn  othres  hiwes,  and  his 

36  reaf  hwit  scinende.     Tha  spa'econ  twegen  weras  with  hine, 

t3i  Moyses  and  Helias,  gesewene  on  maegen-thrymme,  and 

sa'edon  his  gewitendnesse,  the  he  to  gefyllene  wraes  on  Hie- 

32  rusalem.     Petrus  and  tha  the  mid  hym  waeron  wurdon 


LUCAS   IX. 

mid  slaepe  gehefegode  :    and  tha  hi°;  onwaecnodon,  hig 
gesawon  his  maegen-thrym,  and  twegejG  weras  the  mid  him 

stodon.     And  hig  him  fram  eodon.      Petrus   cwaeth  to  33 
him  :    Eala  Bebeodend,  god  ys  thaet  we  her  beon  :   and 
utonwyrcan  thrco  eardung-stowa;  ane  the,  and  ane  Moyse, 
and  ane  Helie  :  and  he  nyste  hwaet  he  cwaeth.     Tha  he  34 
this  spaec,  tha  wearth  genip,  and  ofersceadede  hig ;  and  hig 
ondredon  him  gangende  on  thaet  genip.     Tha  com  stefen  35 
of  tham  genipe,  and  cwaeth  :  Thes  ys  min  leofa  Sunu  :  ge- 
hyrath  hyne.     Tha  sco  stefen  waes  gehyred,  tha  waes  se  se 
Haelend  gemet  ana.     And   hig  suwedon,  and  ne  saedon 
nanum  men  on  tham  dagum  nan  thing  thaes  the  hig  gesawon. 
Othrum  daege,  him  of  tham  munte  farendum,  hym  ongean  37 
am  mycel  maenigeo.     Tha  elypede  an  wer  of  thaere  mae-  3s 
nigeo,  and  cwaeth:  Lareow,  ic  halsie  the,  geseoh  minne 
sunu  :  fortham  he  ys  min  anlica  sunu.     And  nu,  se  un-  59 
claena  gast  hine  aethrinth,  and  he  faerlice  hrymth,  and  for- 
nimth  hyne,  and  faemth  ;  and  hyne  tyrth  and  slit.     And  ic  40 
baed  thine  leorning-cnyhtas  thaet  hig  hyne  ut-adrifon,  and 
hig  ne  mihton.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  him  to  andsware  :  41 
Eala  ungeleaffulle  and  tlrweore  cneoresse,  swa  lange  swa 
ic  beo  mid  eow,  and  eow  tholie.     Laed  hider  tliinne  sunu. 
And  tha  he  hyne  laedde  him  to,  se  deofol  hyne  fornam  42 
and  fordyde.     Tha  nydde  se  Haelend  thone  unclaenan  gast 
ut,  and  gehaelde  thone  cnapan,  and  agef  hyne  his  faeder. 
Tha  wundredon  hig  ealle  be  Godes  maerthe.     And  eallum  43 
wundiiendum  be  tham  thin^um  the  gewurdomhe  cwaeth  to 
his  leorning-cnyhtum :  Asettath  thas  spaeca  on  eowrum  44 
heortum :  hyt  ys  toweard  thaet  mannes  Sunu  sig  geseald 
on  manna  handa.     Tha  thohton  hig  thys  word,  and   hyt  45 
waes  bewrygen  beforan  him,  thaet  hig  hyt  ne  ongeton  : 
and  hi  ne  dorston  hine  be  tham  worde  acsian.      Sothlice  46 
thaet  gethanc  eode  on  hig,  hwylc  heora  yldest  wa'ere.    Tha  47 
se  Haelend    geseh   heora  heortan    gethancas,  he   gesette 


LUCAS   X. 

48  thone  cnapan  with  hine,  and  cwacth  to  him  :  Se  the  thysne 
cnapan  on  milium  naman  onfehth,  se  me  onfehth :  and  se 
the  me  onfehth,  he  onfehth  t&one  the  me  sende;  witodlice 

49  se  the  ys  lacst  betweox  eow  ealle,  se  ys  mara.  Tha  and- 
swarode  Iohannes  :  Bebeodend,  we  gesawon  sumne  on 
thinum  naman  deofol-seocnyssa  lit-drifende  ;  and  we  hine 

5oforbudon,  fortham  he  mid  us  ne  fylgth.  Tha  cwaeth  he  : 
Ne  forbeode  ge  :  se   the   nis  ongen  eow,  se  ys  for  eow. 

51  Sothlice  waes  geworden,  tha  his  andfenga-dagas  waeron 
gefyllede,  he  getrymede  his  ansyne  thaet  he  ferde  to  Hie- 

52  rusalem ;  tha  sende  he  bodan  beforan  his  ansyne  :  tha 
eodon  hig  on  tha   ceastre   Samaritanorum,  thaet  hig  him 

53  gegearwodon.      And  hig  ne  onfengon  hine,  fortham  the 

54  he  wolde  faran  to  Hierusalem.  Tha  his  leorning-cnyhtas 
thaet  gesawon,  Iacobus  and  Iohannes,  tha  cwaedon  hig  : 

55  Dryhten,  wyltu  we  secgath  thaet  fyr  cume  of  heofene,  and 

56  fornime  hig  ?     And  hine  bewende,  he  hig  threade.      And 

57  hig  ferdon  on  other  castel.  Tha  hig  ferdon  on  wege,  sum 
him  to  cwaeth  :  Ic  fylige  the,  swa  hwyder  swa  thu  faerst. 

58  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Foxas  habbath  holu,  and  heofenes 
fuglas  nest;  sothlice  mannes  Sunu  naefth  hwar  he  his  heaf- 

59  od  ahylde.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  othrum  :  Filig  me.  Tha 
cwaeth  he  :  Dryhten,  alyf  me  aeryst  bebyrian  minne  fae- 

60  der.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Laet  tha  deadan  byrgean 
6i  heora  deadan  :  ga  thu  and  boda  Godes  rice.     Tha  cwaeth 

other  :  Ic  fylige  the,  Dryhten  ;  ac  laet  me  aerest  hyt  cythan 
62  tham  the  act  ham  synd.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  hym  to  : 
Nan  man  the  his  hand  aset  on  his  sulh,  and  on-baec  be- 
syhth,  nis  andfenge  Godes  rice. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  ANE3  APOSTOLES  MAESSAN. 

X.  Aefter  tham  se  Haelend  gemearcode  othre  twa  and 

hund-seofentig,  and  sende  hig  twam  beforan  his  ansyne, 

2  on  aelce  ceastre  and  stowe,  the  he  to  cumenne  waes  ;  and 

cwaeth  to  him  :  Her  ys  mycel  rip,  and  feawa  wyrhtena  : 


LUCAS   X. 

biddath  thaes  ripes  Hlaford,  thaet  he  sende  wyrhtan  to  his 
ripe.     Farath  nu  :  nu,  ic  eow  sende  swa  swa  lamb  be-  3 
tweox  wulfas.     Ne  bere  ge  sacc,  ne  codd,  ne  gescy  :  ne  4 
naenne  man  be  wege  ne  gretath.     On  swa  hwylc  hus  swa  5 
ge  in-gath,  cwethath  aerest,  Sybsig  thysse  hy  wraedene.  And  6 
gyf  thar  beoth  sybbe  beam,  reste  thar  eower  syb :  gif  hit 
elles  sy,  heo  sy  to  cow  gecyrred.     Wuniath  on  tliam  ylcan  - 
huse,  and  etath  and  drincath  tha  thing  thehig  habbath;  soth- 
lice  se  wyrhta  ys  his  mede  wyrthe.     Ne  fare  ge  fram 
huse  to  huse.     Ac  on  swa  hwylce  ceastre  swa  ge  in-gath,  s 
and  big  eow  onfoth,  etath  thaet  eow  to-foran  aset  ys  :  and  9 
gehaelath  tria  untruman  the  on  tham  huse  synd,  and  secgath 
him,  Godes  rice   to   eow  genealaecth.     On  swa  hwylce  10 
ceastre  swa  ge  in-gath,  and  hig  ne   onfoth  eow,  gath   on 
heora  straeta,  and  cwethath,  Thaet  dust  thaet  of  eowre  ceastre  n 
onurum  fotum  clifode,  we  drigeath  on  eow  :  witath  theah 
thaet  Godes  rice  genealaecth.    Ic  eow  secge,  thaet  Sodom-  12 
warum  on  tham  daege  bithforgyfenlicre,thonne  thaere ceas- 
tre.   Wa  the,  Corozaim !  wa  the,  Bethsaida !  fortham  gif  on  13 
Tyro  and  on  Sidone  gewordene  waeron  tha  maegenu  the 
on  cow  gedone  synd,  gefyrn  hig  on   haeran  and   on  axan 
hreowsunge  dydon.     Theah-hwae there,  Tyro  and  Sidone  u 
on  tham  daege  bith  forgyfenlicre,  thonne  eow.     And  thu,  ij 
Cafarnaum,  othheofen  up-ahafen,  thu  bist  oth  helle  besenc- 
ed.     Me  gehyrth,  se  the  eow  gehyrth  ;  and  me  oferhogath,  ie 
se  the  eow  oferhogath  ;  se  the  me  oferhogath, he  oferhogath 
thone  the  me  sende.     Tha  gecyrdon  tha  twa  and  hund-seo-  17 
fentig  mid  gefean,  and  cwaedon  :  Dryhten,   deofel-seoc- 
nyssa  us  synd  on  thinum  naman  undertheodde.    Tha  saede  is 
he  hym  :   Ic  geseah  Satanan  swa  swa  lig-raesc  of  heofone 
feallende.     And   nu,  ic   sealde   eow  anweald  to  tredenne  19 
ofer  naeddran  and  snacan,  and  ofer  aelc  feondes  maegen  : 
and  nan  thing  eow  ne  derath.     Theah-hwacthere,  ne  bliss-  20 
ige  ge  on  tham  the,  eow  synd  gastas  undertheodde  :  ge 


LUCAS    X. 

blissiath  thaet  eower  naman  synd  on  heofenum  awritene 

21  On  thaere  tide  he  on  HalgumGastegeblissode,  and  cwaeth  : 
Ic  andette  the,  Faeder,  Dryhten  heofenes  and  eorthan,  for- 
tham  the  thuthas  thing wisum  and  gledwum  behyddest,and 
lytlingum  awruge  ;  fortham  hyt  beforan  the  swa  gelicode. 

22  Ealle  thing  me  synd  fram  minum  Faeder  gesealde  :  and 
nan  man  nat  hwylc  ys  se  Sunu,  buton  se  Faeder  ;  ne 
hwylc  ys  se  Faeder,  buton  se  Sunu,  and  se  the  se  Sunu 
hyt  onwreon  wyle. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THAERE   FEOWERTEOTHAN   WUCAN  OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

2.3  Tha  cwaeth  he,  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum  bewend  :  Eadige 

24  syndtha  eaganthe  geseoththa thingthegegeseoth.   Sothlice 

ic  eow  secge,  thaet  manega  witegan  and  cyningas  woldon 

geseon  thaet  ge  geseoth,  and  hig  hyt  ne  gesawon  ;  and 

woldon  gehyran  thaet  ge  gehyrath,  and  hig  hyt  ne  gehyr- 

2j  don.     Tha  aras  sum  ae-gleaw  man,  and  fandode  his,  and 

26  cwaeth  :  Lareow,  hwaet  do  ic  thaet  ic  ece  lif  haebbe  ?  Tha 
cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Hwaet  ys  gewriten  on  thaere  a'e  ?  hu 

27  raetst  thu  ?  Tha  andswarode  he  :  Lufa  Dryhten  thinne 
God  of  ealre  thinre  heortan,  and  of  ealre  thinre  sawle,  and 
of  eallum  thinum  mihtum,  and  of  eallum  thinum  maegene  ; 

23  and  thinne  nehstan  swa  the  sylfne.    Tha  cwaeth  he :  Ryhte 

29  thu  andswarodest :  do  thaet,  thonne  lyfast  thu.  Tha  cwaeth 
he  to  tham  Haelende,  and  wolde  hine  sylfne  gerihtwisian : 

30  And  hwylc  ys  min  nehsta  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  hine 
up-beseonde  :  Sum  man  ferde  fram  Hierusalem  to  Hie- 
richo,  and  becom  on  tha  sceathan,  tha  hine  bereafodon,  and 

3i  tintregodon  hine,  and  forliiton  hine  sam-cucene.  Tha 
gebyrede  hyt  thaet  sum  sacerd  ferde  on  tham  ylcan  wege  ; 

32  and  tha  he  thaet  geseah,  he  hine  forbeah.  And  eall-swa 
se  diacon,tha  he  waes  with  tha  stowe,  and  thaet  geseah,  he 

33  hyne  eac  forbeah.  Tha  ferde  sum  Samaritanisc  man  with 
hine  :  tha  he  hine  geseah,  tha  wearth  he  mid  mild-heort- 


LUCAS    XI. 

nysse  ofer  hine  astyred.     Tha  genealaehte  he,  and  wrath  34 
his  wunda,  and  on-ageat  ele   and  win,  and  hine  on  his 
nyten  asette,  and  gelaedde  on  his  la'ece-hus,  and  hine  ge- 
lacnode  ;  and  brohte   othrum  daege  twegen  penegas,  and  35 
sealde  tham  laece,  and  thus  cwaeth,  Begym  hys  ;  and  swa 
hwaet  swa  thu  mare  tq-gedest,  tlionne  ic  cume,  ic  hit  for- 
ffylde  the.  Hwylc  thaera  threora  thincth  the  thact  sis  thaes  36 
maeg,  the  on  tha  sceathan  befeoll  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Se  the  37 
hym  mild-heortnysse  on  dyde.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  : 
Ga,  and  do  eall-swa. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  TO  ASSUMPTIONE  S.  MARIAE,  AND  SAETERN- 
DAGUM  BE  MARIA. 

Sothlice  hyt  waes  geworden,  tha  hig  ferdon,  se   Haelend  38 
eode  on  sum  castel,  and  sum  wi'f  on  naman  Martha  011- 
feng  hyne  on  byre  hiis.     And  thaere  swuster  waes  Maria,  39 
seo  eac  saet  with  thaes   Haelendes  fet,  and   hys  word  ge- 
hyrde.     Sothlice  Martha  geornlice  him  thenode.     Tha  stod  40 
heo,  and  cwaeth  :  Dryhten,  nis  the   nan   cam  thaet  min 
swuster  let  me  aenlypie  thenian  ?  sege  hyre  thaet  heo  fylste 
me.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Martha,  Martha,  geornful  41 
thu  eart,  and  ymbe  fela  thinga  gedrefed  :  gewislice   an  42 
thing  ys  nyd-behefe  :  Maria  geces  thone  selestan  dael,  se 
hyre  ne  bith  afyrred. 

XL  Sothlice   waes  geworden,  tha  he  waes  on  sumere  1 
stowe  hine  gebiddende,  tha  tha  he  geswac,  him  to  cwaeth  an 
his  leorning-cnyhta  :    Dryhten,  laer  us  us  gebiddan,  swa 
Iohannes  his  leorning-cnyhtas  laerde.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  2 
him :  Cwethath  thus,  thonne  ge  eow  gebiddath,  Ure  Faeder, 
thu  the  on  heofene  eart,  Sig  thin  nama  gehalgod.  T6-cume 
thin  rice.    Geweorthe  thin  wylla  on  heofene,  and  on  eorth- 
an.      Syle    us  to-daeg    urne   daeghwamlican   hlaf.       And  3 
forgyf  us  uregyltas,swa  we  forgyfath  aelcum  thaera  the  with  4 
us  agylt.     And  ne  laed  thu  us  on  costunge  ;  ac   atys  lis 
fram  yfele.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him:  Hwylc  eower  haefths 


LUCAS   XI. 

sumne  freond,  and  gacth  to  midre  nihte  to  him,  and  cwaeth 

6  to  him,  La  freond,  lafen  me  thiy  hlafas  ;  fortham  mi'n 
freond  com  of  wege  to  me,  and  ic  naebbe   hwaet  ic  him 

7  to-foran  lecge  ;  and  he  thonne  him  thus  andswarige,  Ne 
beo  thu  me  gram  :  nu  min  dura  ys  beloccn,  and  mine 
cnyhtas  synd  on  reste  mid  me  ;  ne  maeg  ic  arisan  nu  and 

s  syllan  the?    Gyf  he  thonne  thurwunath  cnuciende,  ic  eow 

secge,  gyf  he  [ne]   aryst,  and  him  sylth  thonne,  fortham 

the  he  his  freond  ys,  theah-hwaethere  for  his  on-hrope  he 

a  aryst,  and  sylth  him  his  neode.     And  ic  eow  secge  :  Bid- 

dath,  and  eow  bith  seald ;  secath,  and  ge  findath  ;  cnuciath, 

io  and  eow  bith  ontyned.  Aelc  thaera  the  bitt  onfehth;  and  se 

n  the  secth,  he  fint ;  and  cnuciendum  byth  ontyned.     Hwylc 

eower  bitt  his  faeder  hlafes,  segst  thu  sylth  he  him  stan  ? 

oththe  gif  he  bitt  fi'sces,  sylth  he  him  naeddran  for  fisce  ? 

32  oththe  gif  he  bitt  a'eg,  segst  thu  raecth  he  him  scorpionem 

,3  (thaet  ys  an  wyrm-cynnj  ?     Witodlice  gyf  ge  thonne,  the 

synd  yfele,  cunnon  syllan  gode  sylene  eowrum  bearnum, 

swa  mycele  ma  eower   Faeder  on  heofone   sylth  Godne 

Gast  tham  the  hine  biddath. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THONB  THRYDDAN  SUNNAN- 
DAEG  INNAN  LENCTENE. 

nTha  waes  se  Haelend  lit-adrifende  sume  deofel-seocnysse, 
and  seo  waes  dumb.     And  tha  he  lit-adraf  tha  deofel-seoc- 
nysse, tl)a  spracc  se  dumba;  and  tha  maenigeo  wundredon. 
is  Sume  cwaedon,  On   Belzcbub  deofla  ealdre   he  ut-adriftb 
16  tha  deofel-seocnyssa.      And  sume  his  fandedon,  and  gyrn- 
1-  don  of  hcofene  tacnes  of  him.     Tha  he  geseah  heora  ge- 
thancas,  he  cwaeth  :  Aelc  rice  on  hyt-sylf  todaeled  byth  to- 
i8  worpen  ;  and  thaet  bus  ofer  thaet  hus  fealth.     Gyf  Satanas 
ys  todaeled  on  hine-sylfne,  hu  stent  his  rice  ?  fortham  the 
ge  secgath  thaet  ic  on  Belzebub  deofel-seocnyssa  ut-adrife. 
19  Gyf  ic  on  Belzebub  deofla  ut-adrife,  on  hwam  vit-adrifath 
ao  eower  beam?  fortham  hig  beoth  eowre  deman.     Gewis- 


LUCAS    XI 

lice   gif    ic   on   Godes   fingre   deofla   ut-adrife,   eallunga 
Godes  rice  on  cow  becymth.    Thonne  se  stranga  gewaepn-si 
ud  his  cafer-tun  gehealt,  thonne  beoth  on  sibbe  tha  thing 
the  he  ah  :  gyf  thonne  strengra  ofer  bine  cymth,  and  hine  22 
oferswith,ealle  his  waepriuthe  he  on-truwode  he  him  afyrth, 
and  todaeleth   his  hcre-reaf.     Se  the  nys  mid  me  seys23 
ongen  me  :  and  se  the  ne  gaderath  mid  me  se  hyt  tostret. 
Thonne  se  unclaena  gast  gaeth  of  tham  men,  he  gaeth  thurh  24 
UBwaeterie  stowa,  reste   secende,  and   nane   ne   gemet  : 
thonne  cwyth  he,  Ic  gewende  eft  to  milium  huse  the  ic  of- 
eode.     And  thonne   he  cymth,  he  hyt  gemet  aemtig,  mid  25 
besmum  afeormod.     Thonne  gaeth  he,  and  nimth  seofen26 
othre  gastas  wyrsan  thonne  he  ;  and  in-gath,  and  thar  eard- 
iath ;  thonne  synd  thaes  mannes  endas  wyrsan  tham  aerrum. 
Sothlice  waes  gewordcn,  tha  he  thys  sa'ede,  sum  wi'f  him  to  27 
cwaeth:  Eadigys  se  innoth  the  the  baer,  and  tha  breost  the 
thu  suce.   Tha  cwaeth  he :  Eadige  synd  tha  the  Godes  word  28 
gehyrath,  and  thaet  gehealdath.     Tha  hyra  manega  togaed-  29 
ere  comon,  he  cwaeth  to  him  :  Theos  cneorys  ys  manful 
cneorys  :  heo  secth  tacen,  and  hyre  ne  bith  nan  geseald, 
buton   Ionan  tacen.     Swa  swa  Iona  waes  tacen  Niniuet- 30 
um;swa  bith  mannes  Sunu  tacen  thysse  cneorysse.    Suth-31 
daeles  cwen  arist  on  dome  mid  thysse  cneorysse  mannum, 
and  genytherath  hig:  fortham  the  heo  com  of  eorthan  end- 
um  to  gehyranne  Salomones  wisdom  ;  and,  efne,  thes  ys 
mara  thonne  Salomon.     Niniuetisce  men  ari'sath  on  dome  32 
mid  thysse  cneorysse,  and  genytheriath  hig:  fortham  the  hig 
daed-bote  dydon   aet   Ionan  bodunge  ;  and  thes  ys  mara 
tlionne  Iona.     Ne  onaelth  nan  man  his  leoht-faet  and  sett  33 
on  dyglum,  ne  under  bydene,  ac  ofer  candel-staef,  thaet 
tha  the  in-gath  leoht  geseon.    Thin  eage  ys  thines  lichaman  34 
leoht-faet :  gyf  thin  eage  bith  hluttor,  thonne  bith  eall  thin 
lichama  beorht :    gyf  hyt  bith  deorc,  eall  thin  lichama 
byth  thystre .    Warna  thaet  t.Ijaet  leoht  tfce  the  on  ys  ne  syn  » 


LUCAS   XI. 

36thrystru.  Gyf  thin  lichama  call  bith  beorht,  and  naefth 
naenne  dael  thystra,  thonne  bith  he  eall  beorht,  and  the  on- 
lyht,  swa  thaet  leoht-faet  thaes  lig-raesces. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  Ox\  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
TEOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

37  Tha  baed  hine  sum  Fariseisc  man  thaet  he  aete  mid  hym  : 

38  and  he  in-eode,  and  saet.  Tha  ongan  se  Fariseisca  on 
him  smeagan,  and  cwethan,  Hwi  he  gethwogen  naere  aer 

39  his  gereorde  ?  Tha  cwaeth  Dryhten  to  hym  :  iN  u  ge  Fa- 
risei  thaet  ute  ys  calices  and  disces  geclaensiath  ;  thaet  eow 

40  innan  ys,  thaet  ys  full  reaflaces  and  unrihtwisnesse.  La 
dysegan,  hu  ne  worhte  thaet  thaet  inne  ys  se  the  worhte  thaet 

41  lite  ys  ?  Theah-hwaethere  thaet  to  lafe  ys  syllath  aelmyssan  ? 

42  thonne  beoth  eow  ealle  thing  cla'ene.  Ac  wa  eow  Fariseum  ! 
ge  the  teothiath  mintan  and  rudan  and  aelce  wyrte,  and  ge 
forbugath  dom  and  Godes  lufe  :  thas  thing  eow  gebyrede 

4jto  donne,  and  tha  thing  ne  forlactan.  Wa  eow  Fariseum  ! 
ge  the  lufxath  tha  forman  heah-setl  on  gesamnungum,  and 

44  gretinga  on  straete.  Wa  eow !  fortham  the  ge  synd  swylce 
tha  byrgena,  the  man  innan  ne  sceawath,  and  tha  men  nylon, 

45  the  hym  on-ufan  gath.  Tha  andswarode  him  sum  ae-gleaw  : 

46  Lareow,teonan  thu  wyrcst  us  mid  thysse sage.  rI'ha  cwaeth 
he  :  Wa  eow  ae-gleawum !  fortham  the  ge  symath  men  mid 
tham  byrthenum,  the  hig  aberan  ne  magon  ;  and  ge  ne 

47  ahrinath  tha  seamas  mid  eowrum  anum  fingre.  Wa  eow  ! 
ge  the  timbriath  witegena  byrgena,  eower  faederas  hig  of- 

43  slogon.  Eallunga  ge  cythath  and  ge  thafiath  eower  faedera 
weorcum  :    fortham  hig   ofslogon   hig,   and  ge   timbriath 

49  heora  byrgena.  Fortham  cwaeth  Godes  wisdom,  Ic  sende 
to  him  Witegan  and  apostolas,  and  hig   ofsleath  hig,  and 

so  ehtath :  thaet  ealra  witegena  blod  sy  gesoht,  the  waes  agot- 
en   of    middan-eardes    fruman,   fram   thysse    cneorysse  ; 

51  fram  Abeles  blode  oth  Zacharian  blod,  se  forwearth  be- 
tweox  tliam  altare  and  tham  temple  :  ic  eow  secge,  Swa 


LUCAS   XII. 

bith  gesoht  fram  thysse  cneorysse.     Wa  eow  ae-gleawum  !  o.> 
fortham  the  ge  aetbrudon  thaes  in-gehydes  caege :  ge  in  ne 
eodon,  and  ge  forbudon  tha  the  in-eodon.     Tha  he  hymsa 
thys  to  cwaeth,  tha  ongunnon  tha  Farisei  and  tha  ae-gleawan 
hefilice  him   agen-standan,  and   hys   muth   dyttan  ;    and  54 
ymbe  hyne  syrwan,  secende  sum  thing  of  his  muthe,  thaet 
hi°'  nine  wreodon. 

XII.  Mycelum  weredum  him  ymbe  standendum,  thaet  1 
hig  hine  traedon,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum  : 
Warniath  with  Farisea  lare,  thaet  ys  licetung.    Sothlice  nis  2 
nan  thing  oferheled,  the  ne  beo  unhelcd;  ne  behydd,  thaet 
ne  sy  witen.  Fortham  the  thaet  ge  secgath  on  thystrum  beoth  3 
on  leohte  saede,  and  thaet  ge  on  earum  spraecon  on  bed- 
cofum,  bith  on   hrofum  bodud.      Ic    seege    eow  minum4 
frcondum,  Ne  beo  ge  bregede  fram  tham  the  thone  licha- 
man  ofsleatb,  and  nabbath  syththan  hwaet  hig  ma  don.     Ic  s 
eow  aetywe  hwaene  ge  ondraedon  :  Ondraedath  thone  the 
anweald  haefth,  syththan  he  ofslyhth,  on  helle  asendan :  thus 
ic  eow  secge,  Adraedath  thone.  Ne  becypath hig  fif  spearw-  b 
an  to  helflinge,  and   an  nys   of  tham  ofergyten  beforan 
Gode  ?     Ac   ealle   cowres  heafdes  loccas   synd  getealde.  7 
Ne  ondra'ede  ge  eow :  ge  synd  beteran  manegum  spearw- 
um.     Sothlice   ic  eow  secge,  Swa  hwylc  swa  meandets 
beforan    mannum,   thone    manncs    Sunu    andet    beforan 
Godes  englum  :  se  tl^e  me  withsaecth  beforan  mannum,  se  9 
bith  w-ithsacen  beforan  Godes  englum.     And  aelc  the  segth  10 
aenig  ,svord  ongen  mannes  Sunu,  tham  bith  forgyfen  :  tham 
the  withersacathonge'n  Haligne  Gast,  ne  bith  tham  forgyfen. 

TIlYrS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Thonne  hig  laedath  eow  on  gesamnunga,  and  to  dugethc-  11 
ealdrum,  and  to  anwealdum,  ne  beo   ge  ymbe-thencende 
hu  oththe  hwaet  ge  specon,  oththe  andswarion.    Halig  Gast  ii 
eow  laerth  onthaere  tide  tha  thing  theeowspecangebyrath. 
Tha  cwaeth  sum  of  tham  maencgum :  Lareow,  sege  minum  13 

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LUCAS  XII. 

14  brether  thaet  he  daele  uncer  aehta  with  me.  Tha  cwaeth  he : 
La  man,  hwa  sette  me  deman  oththc   daelend  ofer  inc  ? 

15  Thacwaeth  he :  Gymath,and  warniath  with  aelce  gytsunge : 
fortham  the  nys  nanes  mannes  Iff  on  gytsunge  of  tham  the 

is  he  ah.  Tha  saede  he  him  sum  bigspel :  Sumes  weliges 
n  mannes  aecer  brohte .forth  gode  waestmas  :  tha  thohte  he  on 

him  sylfum,  and  cwaeth,  Hwaet  do  ic,  fortham  ic  naebbe 
i3  hwyder  ic  mine  waestmas  gadrige  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he,  Thus 

ic   do  :  ic  toweorpe   mine    berna,   and  ic  wyrce   maran  ; 

and  ic  gaderige  thyder  eall  tliaet  me  gewexen  ys,  and  mine 

19  god.  And  ic  secge  minre  sawle,  Eala  sawel,  t.liu  haefst 
mycele  god  asette   to   manegum  gearum  ;  gerest  the,  et, 

20  and  drinc,  and  gewi'sta.  Tha  cwaeth  God  to  him,  La 
dysega,  on  thysse  nyhte  hig  feccath  thine  sawle  fram  the  : 

2i  hwaes  beoth  tha  thing  the  thu  gegearwodest  ?  Swa  ys  se  the 

22  him  sylfum  strynth,  and  nis  welig  mid  Gode.  Tha  cwaeth 
he  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Fortham  ic  eow  secge,  Ne 
beo  ge  ymbe-hydige   eowre   sawle,  hwaet    ge   etan  ;    ne 

23  eowrum  lichaman,  hwaet  ge  scrydon.  Seo  sawul  ys  ma 
thonne  se  lichama,  and  se  lichama  ys  ma  thonne  thaet  reaf. 

24  Besceawiath  tha  hrefnas;  thaethig  ne  sawath,ne  ne  ripath; 
nabbath  hig  heddern  ne  bern  :  ac  God  hig  fet :  thaes  the 

25  ma  ge  synd  heora  selran.     Hwylc  eower  maeg  thencende 
26 yean  ane  elne  to  his  anlicncsse  ?     Gif  ge  thaet  laesse  ne 

magon,  hwig   synd  ge  be  othrum  thingum  ymbe-hydige. 

27  Sceawiath  tha  lilian  hu  hig  wexath:  hig  ne  swincath,  ne  ne 
spinnath  ;  sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  thaet  Salomon  on  eallum 

28  his  wuldre  naes  gescryd  swa  thyssa  an.  Gyf  God  scryt 
tliaet  hig,  the  }*s  to-daog  on  aecere,  and  to-morgen  for- 
scryneth,  swa  mycele  ma  God  scryt  eow,  gehwaedes  ge- 

29  leafan.     And  nolle  ge  secan  hwaet  ge  eton  oththe  drincon, 
so  and  ne  beo  ge  up-ahafene.  Ealle  thas  thing  theoda  secath: 
3i  eower  Faederwat  thaet  gethisesbethurfon.  Theah-hwae th- 
ere secath  Godes  rice ;  and  ealle  tlias  thing  eow  beoth  geyhte. 

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Ne  ondraed  thu  the,  lalytleheord ;  fortham  cowrum  Faeder  32 
gelicodc  eow  rice  syllan.    Syllath  thaet  ge  agon,  and  syllath  33 
aelmyssan ;  wyrceath  seodas  tha  the  ne  forealdiath,  ungeteo- 
rodne  gold-hord  on  heofenum,  thyder  theof ne  genealaecth, 
ne  moththe  ne  gewemth.     Thar  eower  gold-hord  is,  thar  34 
bith  eower  heorte. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  TO  MAENIGES  CONFESSORES 
MAESSE-DAEGE. 

Sin  eower   lendenu    begyrde,   and    leoht-fatu   byrnende  ;  35 
and  beo  ge  a;elice  tham  mannum  the  heora  hlafordes  abid-  36 
ath,  hwaenne  he  sy  fram  gyftum  gecyrred  :  thaet  hig  him 
sona ontynon,  thonne  he  cymth and cnucath .   Eadige synd  tha  37 
theowas,the  se  hlaford  waeccende  gemet,  thonne  he  cymth: 
sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  thaet  he  begyrt  hine,  and  deth  thaet 
hig  sittath,  and  gangende  him  thcnath.     And  gif  he  cymth  38 
on  thaere  aefteran  waeccan,  oththe  on  thaere  thriddan,  and 
thus  gemet,  eadige  synd  tha  theowas.    Witath,  thaet  gif  se  39 
hyredes  ealdor  wiste  hwaenne  se  theof  cuman  wolde,witod- 
lice  he  wacode,  and  ne  gethafocle  thaet  man  his  hus  under- 
dulfe.  And  beo  ge  wa'ere :  fortham  the  mannes  Sunu  cymth  40 
thaere  tide  the  ge  ne  wenath.  Tha  cwaeth  Petrus :  Dryhten,  4i 
segst  thu  this  bigspell  to  us,  hwaether  the  to  ealium  ?    Tha  42 
cwaeth  Dryhten :  Hwa wenst thu  thaet  ys  getrywe  and gleaw 
dihtnere,thone  se  hlaford  gesett  ofer  his  hyred,  thaet  he  bym 
hwaetes  gemet  on  timan  sylle  ?    Eadig  ys  se  theow  the  his  43 
hlaford  gemet  thus  dondne,  thonne  he  cymth.     Sothlice  44 
ic  secge   eow,  thaet  he  gesett  hine  ofer  eall  thaet  he  ah. 
Gyf  thonne  se  theow  cwyth  on  hys  heortan,  Min  hlaford  45 
uferath  hys  cyme  ;  and  agynth  beatan  tha  cnyhtas  and  tha 
thinena,   and  etan,  and  drincan,  and   beon   oferdruncen  ; 
thonne  cymth  thaes  theowan  hlaford  on  tham  daege  the  he  ne*  4s 
wenth,  and  thaere  tide  the  he  nat,  and  todaelth  hine,  and  sett 
his  dael  mid  tham  ungetreowum.   Sothlice  thone  theow, the  47 
his  hlafordes  willan  wiste,  and  ne  dyde  aefter  his  hlafordes 
149  14* 


LUCAS   XIII. 

49  willan,  he  byth  witnod  manegum  witum.  Thone  theow,  the 
his  willan  nyste,  and  theah  dyde,  he  bith  witnod  feawum 
witum.  Aelcum  the  mycel  geseald  is,  him  man  mycel  to 
secth :  and  aet  tham  the   hig  mycel  befaeston,  hig  mycel 

49  biddath.     Fyr  ic  sende  on  eorthan  ;  and  hwaet  wylle  ic, 

so  buton  thaet  hit  baerne  ?  Ic  haebbe  on  fulluhte  beon  ge- 
fullod  ;    and   hu  beo   ic  gethread   oth  hyt  sy  gefylled  ? 

si  Wene  ge  fortham  the  ic  com  sybbe  on  eorthan  sendan  ?  Ne, 

52  secge  ic  eow,  ac  todal.  Heonon-forth  beoth  fife  on  anum 
huse  toda'elede,  thry  on  twegen,  and  twegen  on  thry  beoth 

53  toda'elede.  Faeder  on  sunu,  and  sunu  on  his  faeder  ; 
moder  on  dehter,  and  dohter  on  hyre  moder ;  swegr  on 

54  hyre  snore,  and  snoru  on  hyre  swegre.  And  he  cwaeth 
to  tham  folce  :  Thonne  ge  geseoth  tha  lyfte  cumende  on 
west-daele,  sona  ge  cwethath,  Storm  cymth  ;  and  hit  swa 

55  bith.  And  thonne  ge  geseoth  suthanblawan,gesecgath,  Thaet 

56  ys  toweard  ;  and  hit  bith.  La  liceteras,  cunne 
ge  afandian  heofenes    ansyne,  and    eorthan  ;  humeta    na 

57  afandige  ge  thas  tide  ?     Hwi  ne  deme  ge  of  eow-sylfum 

58  thaet  ryht  ys  ?  Thonne  thu  gaest  on  weg  mid  thinum  wither- 
winnan  to  hwylcum  ealdre,  do  thaet  thu  beo  fram  him 
alysed ;  thy-laes  he  the  sylle  tham  deman,  and  se  de'ma  tham 

so  bydele,  and  se  bydel  the  sende  on  cwertern.  Ic  secge  the,  ne 

gaest  thu thanone,  aer  thu  agylde thone ytemestan feorthling. 

XIII.  Thar  wa'eron  sume  on  thaere  tide  of  Galileum  him 

cythende,  thaerablod  Pilatus  mengde  mid  heora  offrungum. 

2  Tha  cwaeth  he,  hym  andswariende  :  Wene  ge  Ava'eron  tha 
Galileiscan  synfulle  to-foran  eallum  Galileiscum,  fortham 

3  the  hig  swylc  tholedon  ?     Ne,  secge   ic,  na  :  ac  ealle  ge 

4  gelice  forweorthath,  buton  ge  daed-bote  don.  Swa  tha 
ehtatyne,  ofer  tha  feoll  se  stypel  on  Siloa,  and  hig  ofsloh, 
wene  ge  thaet  hig  waeron  scyldige  ofer  ealle  men  the  on 

s  Hierusalem  wunedon  ?  Ne,  secge  ic  :  ac  swa  ge  for- 
weorthath, buton  ge  daed-bote  don. 


LUCAS   XIII. 

THVS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  TO  THAM  YMB-RENE  INN  AN  IIAERE- 
FESTE,  ON  SAETERN-DAEG. 

Tha  saede  he  hym  thys  bigspell :  Sum  man  haefde  an  fie-  6 
treow  geplantod  on  his  win-gearde  ;  tha  com  he  and  sohte 
his  waestmas  on  him,  tha  ne  funde  he  nanne.     Tha  cwaeth  7 
he  to  tham  hyrde,  Nu  synd  threo  gear  syththan  ic  com 
waestm  secende  on  thysum  fic-treowe,  and   ic  ne  funde  : 
forceorf  hine ;  hwi  ofrhricth  he  thaet  land  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he,  8 
Hldibrd,  laet  hine  gyt  thys  gear,  oth  ic  hine  bedelfe,  and 
ic  hine  beweorpe   mid  meoxe  :  and  witodlice  hewaest-9 
mas  bringth  :  gif  hit  elles  hwaet  bith,  ceorf  hine  syththan. 
Tha  waes  he  reste-dagum  on  heora  gesamnunge  laerende.  10 
Tha  waes  thar  sum  wif  seo  haefde  untrumnysse  gast  ehta-  u 
tyne  gear,  and   heo  waes   abogen,  ne   heo   eallunga   ne 
mihte  up-beseon.     Tha  se  Haelend  hig  geseah,  he  clypode  12 
hig  to  him,  and  safede  hyre  :  Wif,  thu  eart  forlaeten  of 
thinre   untrumnysse  ;    and  his  hand  hyre   on  sette  :  tha  13 
waes  heo  sona  up-araered,  and  heo  God  wuldrode.     Tha  14 
gebealh  se  duguthe-ealdor  hine,  fortham  the  se  Haelend  on 
reste-daege  haelde,  and  saede  tham  maenegum  :  Syx  dagas 
synd  on  tham  gebyrath  thaet  man  wyrce  :  cumath  on  tham 
and  beoth  gehaelede,  and  na  on  reste-daege.    Tha  andswar-  15 
ode  se   Haelend,  and  cwaeth  :    La  liceteras,  ne  untigth 
eower  aelc  on  reste-daege  his  oxan  oththe  assan  fram  thaere 
binne,  and  laet  to  waetere.     Thas  Abrahames  dohter,  the  16 
Satanas  geband  nu  ehtatyne  gear,  ne  gebyrede  hyre  beon 
unbunden  of  thyssum  bende  on  reste-daege  ?     Tha  he  thys  n 
saede,  he  sceamode  ealle  his  wither-winnan :  and  eall  folc 
geblissode  on  eallum  tham  the  wuldorfullice  fram  him 
gewurdon.     Sothlice  he  cwaeth  :  Hwam  ys  Godes  rice  is 
geh'c  ?  and  hwam  wene  ic   thaet  hit  beo  gelic  ?  hit  ys  19 
gelic  senepes  corne,  thaet  se  man  onfeng,  and  seow  on  hit 
wyrtun  ;  and  hit  weox,  and  wearth  mycel  treow  ;    and 
heofenes    fugelas   reston    on   his    bogum.       And   eft   he  so 


LUCAS   XIII. 

21  cwaeth  :  Hwam  wene  ic  thaet  Codes  rice  sig  gelic  ?  Hit 
ys  gelic  tham  beorman,  the  thaet  wif  onfengc,  and  behydde 
on  tham  melewe  threo  gemetu,  oth  hit  wearth  eall  ahafen. 

22Thaferde  he  thurh  ceastra  and  castelu  to  Hierusalem,  and 

23  thar  laerde.    Tha  cwaeth  sum  man  to  hym  :  Dryhten,  feawa 

24  synd  the  synd  gehaelede.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  hym  :  Efstath 
thaet  ge  gangon  thurh  thaet  nearwe  get ;  fortham  ic  secge 
eow,  manega  secath  thaet  hig  in-gan,  and   hi   ne  magon. 

s*  Thonne  se  hyredes  ealdor  in-gaeth,  and  his  cluru  beclyst, 
ge  standath  thar  ute,  and  tha  duru  cnuciath,  and  cwethath, 
Dryhten,  atyn  us  :  thonne  cwyth  he  to  eow,  Ne  can  ic 

26 eow;  nat  ic  hwanon  ge  synd.  Thonne  ongynne  ge  cweth- 
an,  We  aeton  and  druncon   beforan   the,  and  on  urum 

27  straetum  thu  laerdest.  Thonne  segih  he  eow,  Ne  can  ic 
hwanon  ge  synd  :  gewitath  fram  me  ealle  unriht-wyrhtan. 

28  Thar  bith  wop  and  totha  grystlung,  thonne  ge  geseoth  Abra- 
ham, and  Isaac,  and  Iacob,  and  ealle  witegan,  on   Godes 

29  rice,  and  ge  beoth  ut-adrifene.  And  hig  cumath  fram  east- 
daele,  and  west-daele,  and  north-daele,  and  sittath  on  Godes 

no  rice.   And,  erne,  synd  ytemeste,  tha  the  beoth  fyrmeste,  and 

31  synd  fyrmeste,  tha  the  beoth  ytemeste.  On  tham  daege  hym 
genealaehton  sume  Farisei,  and  hym  saedon  :  Far,  and  ga 

32  heonon  :  fortham  the  Herodes  the  wyle  ofslean.  And  tha 
cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Gath,  and  secgath  tham  foxe,  Deofel- 
seocnyssa  ic  ut-adrife,  and  ic  haela  gefremme  to-daeg 
and    to-morgen,  and    thryddan    daege    ic  beo   fornumen. 

33  Theah-hwaethere  me  gebyreth  to-daeg,  and  to-morgen,  and 
thy  aefteran  daege,  gan  :  fortham  the  ne  gebyreth  thaet  se 

34  witega  forweorthe  butan  Hierusalem.  Eala  Hierusalem, 
Hierusalem,  thu  the  tha  witegan  ofslyhst,  and  haenst  tha  the 
to  the  asende  synd :  hu  oft  ic  wolde  thine  beam  gegade- 
rian,  swa  se  fugel  deth  his  nest  under  his  fytherum,  and 

35  thu  noldest.  Nu  bith  eower  hus  eow  forlaeten  :  sothlice 
ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  ge  me  ne  geseoth,  aertham  the  cume 

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LUCAS   XIV. 

thonne  ge  cwethath,  Gebletsod  sy  se  the  com  on  Dryhtnes 
naman. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THAERE  NYGONTEOTHAN 
WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

XIV.  Tha  waes  geworden,  tha  he  code  on  sumes  Farise'a  i 
ealdres  hus  on  reste-daege,  thaet  he  hlaf  aete,  and  hig  be- 
gymdon  hine.    Tha  waes  thar  sumwaeter-seoc  man  beforan  2 
him.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haclend  to  tham  ae-gleaAvum  and  Fa-  3 
riseum  :  Ys  hyt  alyfed  thaet  man  on  reste-dagiim  haele  ? 
Tha  suwedon  hig.     Tha  nam  he  hine,  and  gehaelde,  and  4 
forlet  hine.  Thacwaeth  he  tohym,  andswariende :  Hwylces  5 
eowres  assa  oththe  oxa  befealth  on  aenne  pytt,  and  ne  tihth 
he  hine  hraedlice  up  on  reste-daege  ?     Tha  ne  mihton  hig  e 
ongean  thys  him  ge-andwyrdan.    Tha  saede  he  sum  bigspel  r 
oe  tham  in-gelathedon,  gymende  hu  hig  tha  fyrmestan  setl 
gecuron  ;  and  thus  cwaeth  :  Thonne  thu  byst  to  gyftum  8 
gelathod,ne  site  thu  on  tham  fyrmestan  setle ;  the-laes  wen- 
unga   sum   weorthfulra   sig    in-gelathod   fram   hym,  and  9 
thonne  cume  se  the  the  in-gelathode,  and  secge  the,  Rym 
thysum  men  setl ;  and  thu  thonne  mid  sceame  nyme  thaet 
ytemeste  setl.     Ac  thonne  thu  geclypod  byst,  ga,  and  site  10 
on  tham  ytemestan  setle ;  thaet  se  the  the  in-gelathode,  thonne 
he  cymth,  cwethe  to  the,  La  freond,  site  ufer  :  thonne  b}Tth 
the  weorthmynt  beforan  mid-sittendum.    Fortham  aelc  the  11 
hine  up-ahefth  byth  genytherod  ;  and  se  the  hine  nytheratb, 
se  bith  up-ahafen.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  the  hine  inlathode :  12 
Thonne  thu  dest  wiste  oththe  feorme,  ne  clypa  thu  thine 
frynd,  ne  thine  gebrothru,  ne  thine  cuthan,ne  thine  welegan 
nehheburas  ;  the-laes  hig  the  agen  lathion,  and  thu  haebbe 
edlean.     Ac  thonne  thu  gebeorscype  do,  clypa  thearfan,  13 
and  wanhale,  and  healte,  and  blinde  :  thonne  byst  thu  14 
eadig ;  fortham  the  hig  nabbath  hwanon  hig  hyt  the  forgyld- 
on  :  sothlice  hyt  bith  the  forgolden  on  rihtwisra  aeryste. 


LUCAS   XIV. 

«  Tha  thys  gehyrde  sum  of  tham  sittendum,  tha  cwaeth  he : 
Eadig  ys  se  the  lilaf  yt  on  Godes  rice. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  ON  THONE  THRYDDAN  SUNNAN- 
DAEG  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

15  Tha  saede  he  hym  :  Sum  man  worhte  mycele  feorme,  and 

i7manega  gelathode.     Tha  sende  he  his  theowan  to  thaere 

feorme  timan,  thaet  he  saede  tham  gelathedum  thaet  hig 

is  comon  ;  fortham  the  ealle  thing  gearwe  waeron.     Tha  on- 

gunnon  hig  ealle  hig  beladian.     Se  forma  him  saede,  Ic 

bohte  aenne  tun  ;  ic  haebbe  neode  thaet  ic  fare  and  hine 

19  geseo  :  ic  bidde  the  thaet  thu  me  beladige.  Tha  cwaeth  se 

other,  Ic  bohte  an  getyme  oxena ;  nu  wille  ic  faran  and 

so fandian  hyra :  nu  bidde  ic  the   belada  me.     Tha  cwaeth 

2i  sum,  Ic  laedde  wif  ham,  fortham  ic  ne  maeg  cuman.     Tha 

cyrde  se  theowa,  and  cydde  his  hlaforde  thaet.  Tha  cwaeth 

se  hlaford  mid  yrre  to  tham  theowan,  Ga  hrathe  on  tha 

stra'eta  and  on  wic  thysse  ceastre,  and  thearfan,  and  wan- 

22  hale,  and  blinde,  and  healte,laed  hider  in.  Tha  cwaeth  se 
theowa,  Hlaford,  hyt  ys  gedon  swa  thu  bude,  and  nu  gyt 

23  her  3"s  aemtig  stow.  Tha  cwaeth  se  hlaford  tha  gyt  to  tham 
theowan,  Ga  geond  thas  wegas  and  hegas,  and  nyd  hig 

24  thaet  hig  gan  in,  thaet  min  hus  sig  gefylled.  Sothlice  ic  eow 
secge,  Thaet  nan  thaera  manna  the  geclypode  synd  ne  on- 
byriath  minre  feorme. 

THYS  GODSPEL   SCEAL  TO  Sc~s  HEREMITIS  AND  TO  Set 
AUGUSTUSES  MA  ESS  AN. 

25  Sothlice  mid  hym  ferde  mycel  maenego :  tha  cwaeth  he,  to 

26  hym  bewend  :  Gyf  liwa  to  me  cymth,  and  ne  hatath  hys 
faeder,  and  moder,  and  wif,  and  beam,  and  brothru,  and 
swustra,  and  thonne  gyt  his  sawle,  ne  maeg  he  beon  min 

27  leorning-enyht.  And  se  the  ne  byrth  hys  cwylminge,  and 
cymth  aefter  me,  ne  maeg  he   beon  min  leorning-cnyht. 

ssHwylc  eower  wyle  timbrian  aenne  stypel,  hu  ne  sytt  he 
aeryst,  and  teleth  tbaandfengas  the  him  behefe  synd,hwae- 

154 


LUCAS   XV, 

ther  he  haebbe  hine  to  fulfremmenne  ?  thy-laes,  syththanhe  29 
thone  grund-vveall  legth,  and  ne  macg  hine  fulfremman, 
ealle  the  hyt  geseoth  agynnon  hine  taelan,  and  cwaethan,  30 
Hwaet  thes  man  ongan  timbrian,  and  ne  mihte  hyt  geend- 
ian.     Oththe  gyf  hwylc  cynincg  wyle  faran  and  feohtan.u 
ongean  otherne  cyning,  hu  ne  syt  he  aer,  and  thencth  hwae- 
ther  he  maege  mid  t}-n  thusendum  cuman  ongean  thone  tlje 
hym  ongean  cymth  mid  twentigum  thusendum  ?  and  gif  32 
he  thonne  with  hyne  gefeohtan  ne  maeg,  he  sent  aerynd 
racan,  and  bytt  sybbe.     Witodlice  swa  ys  aelc  of  eow  the  33 
ne  withsaecth  eallum  thingum  the  he  ah  ;  ne  maeg  he  beon 
min  leorning-cnyht.     God  ys  sealt:   gyf  hyt  awyrth  on  34 
tham  the  hyt  gesylt  bith,  nys  hyt  nyt,  ne  on  eorthan,  ne  on  35 
myxene ;  ac  hyt  byth  ut-aworpen.     Gehyre  se  the  earan 
haebbe  to  gehyrenne. 

TilYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THONE  FEQRTHAN  SUNNAN  DAEG 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

XV.   Sothlice  him  genealaehton  manfulle  and  synfulle,  1 
thaet  hig  his  word  gehyrdon.     Tha  murcnedon  tha  Farisei  2 
and  tba  boceras,  and  cwaedon  :  Thes  onfehth  synfulle,  and 
mid  him  ytt.    Tha  cwaeth  he  this  bigspel  to  tham  :  Hwylc  3 
man  ys  of  eow  the  haefth  hund  sceapa,  and  gif  he  forlyst  * 
an  of  tham,  hu  ne  forlaet  he  thonne  nygon  and  hund-ny- 
gontigon  thafri*wcstonc,and  gaethtotham  theforwearth,oth 
'ie  hit  tint?     And  thonne   he   hit  fint,  he   hit  set  on  hiss 
exla  geblissiende.    And  thonne  he  ham  cymth,  he  to-somne  6 
clypath  hys  frynd  and  hys  nehheburas,  and  cwyth,  Blissiath 
mid  me  ;  fortham  ic  funde  min  sceap  the  forwearth.     Ic  7 
secge  eow,  thaet  swa  byth  on  heofone  blis  be  anum  syn- 
fullum  the  daed-bote  deth,  ma  thonne  ofer  nygon  and  ny- 
gontigum  rihtwisra  the  daed-bote  ne  bethurfon.     Oththe  8 
hwylc  wif  haefth  tyn  scyllingas,  gif   heo  forlyst  aenne 
scylling,  hu  ne  onaelth  heo  hyre  leoht-faet,  and  awent  hyre 
hus,  and  secth  geornlice  oth  heo  hine  fint?     And  tfronneQ 


LUCAS  XV. 

heo  hine  tint,  heo   clypath  hyre  frynd  and  nehhebyryna, 
and   cwyth,  Blissiath   mid  me  :  fortham  ic  fnncle  minne 
loscylling  the  ic  forleas.     Ic  secge  eow,  swa  bith  blis  beforan 
Godes  englum  be  anum  synfullum  the  daed-bote  detb. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  ON  gAETERNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
OTHERE  LENCTEN-WUCAN. 

u  He  cwaeth  :  Sotblice  sum  man  haefde  twegen  suna.     Tha 

is  cwaeth  se  yldra  to  his  faeder,  Fa'eder,  syle  me  minne  dael 

minrc  aehte  the  me  to  gebyreth.     Tba  daelde  he  hym  hys 

13  aehte.  Tba,  aefter  feawa  dagum,  ealle  his  thing  gegaderode 
se  gingra  sunu,  and   ferde  wraeclice   on  feorlen  rice,  and 

14  forspilde  thar  bis  aehta,  lybbende  on  his  gaelsan.  Tha  he 
hig  haefde  ealle  amyrrede,  tha  wearth  mycel  hunger  on 

15  tliam  rice  ;  and  he  wearth  waedla.  Tha  ferde  he  and  fol- 
gode  anum  burh-sittendum  men  thaes  rices  ;  tha  sende  he 

16  hine  to  his  tune,  thaet  he  heolde  hys  swyn.  Tha  ge  wilnode 
he  his  wambe  gefyllan  of  tham  beon-coddum  the  tha  swyn 

n  a'eton  :  and  him  man  ne  sealde.  Tha  bethobte  he  bine,  and 
cwaeth,  Eala  hu  fela  yrtblinga  on  mines  faeder  huse  hlaf 

wgenohne  habbath,  and  ic  her  on  hungre  forweorthe  !  Ic 
arise,   and  ic   fare   to  minum   faeder,  and   ic  secge  him, 

19  Eala  faeder,  ic  syngode  on  heofenas,  and  beforan  the,  nu 
ic  neom  wyrthe  thaet  ic  beo  thin  sunu  nemned  :  do  me  swa 

20  aenne  of  thinum  yrthlingum.  And  he  aras  tha,  and  com  to 
his  faeder.  And  tha  gyt,  tha  he  waes  feor  his  faeder,  he 
hyne  geseah,  and  wearth  mid  mild-heortnesse  astyred,  and 

2i  agen  hine  am,  and  hine  beclypte,  and  cyste  hine.  Tha 
cwaeth  his  sunu,  Faeder,  ic  syngode  on  heofen,  and  befor- 
an the,  nu  ic  ne  eom  wyrthe  thaet  ic  thin  sunu  beo  genem- 

22  ned.  Tba  cwaeth  se  faeder  to  his  theowum,  Bringath  rathe 
thone  selestan  gegyrelan,  and  scrydath  hine  ;  and  syllath 

23  him  hring  on  his  hand,  and  gescjr  to  his  fotum  :  and 
bringath  an  faett  styric,  and  ofsleath  ;  and  uton  etan,  and 

*4gewistfullian:  fortham  tljes  min  sunu  waes  dead,  and  he 


LUCAS   XVI. 

ge-edcucode  ;  he  forwearth,  and  he  ys  gemot.     Tha  on- 
gunnon  hig  gewistlaecan.     Sothlice  his  yldra  sunu  waes  25 
on  aecere  ;  and  he  com  :  and  tha  he  tham  huse  genealaehte, 
he  gehyrde  thone  sweg  and  thaet  wered.     Tha  clypode  he  26 
aenne throw, and  acsode  hine  hwaet thaet waere.  Thacwaeth  27 
he,  lllin  brother  com,  and  thin  faeder  ofsloh  an  faett  cealf ; 
fortham  the  he  hine  halne  onfeng.     Tha  gebealh  he  hine,  28 
and  nolde  in-gan  :  tha  eode  his  faeder  lit,  and  ongan  hine 
biddan.     Tha  cwaeth  he,  his  faeder  andswariende,  Efne,  29 
swa  tela  geara  ic  the  theowode,  and  ic  naefre  thin  bebod  ne 
forgymde,  and  ne  sealdest  thu  me  naefre  an  ticcen,  thaet  ic 
mid  minum  freondum  gewistfullode  :  ac  syththan  thes  thin  30 
sunu  com,  the  hys  spede  mid  myltystrum  amyrde,  thu  of- 
sloge  him  faett  cealf.    Tha  cwaeth  he,  Sunu,  thu  eart  symle  31 
mid  me,  and  ealle   mine  thing  synd  thine  :  the  gebyrede  32 
gewistfullian  and  geblissian:  fortham  thes  thin  brother  waes 
dead,  and  he  ge-edcucode  ;  he  forwearth,  and  he  ys  gemet. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THAERE  TEOTHAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

XVI.  Tha  cwaeth  he   to  his  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Sum  1 

welig  man  waes,  se  haefde  sumne  gerefan,  se  wearth  with 

hine  forwreged,  swylce  he  his  god  forspilde.     Tha  clypode  2 

he  hine,  and  saede  him,  Hwi  gehyre  ic  thys  be  the?  agyf 

thine  scire  ;  ne  miht  thu  leng  tun-scire  bewitan.  Tha  cwaeth  3 

se  gerefa  on  his  gethanc,  Hwaet  do  ic  ?  fortham  the  min 

hlaford  mine  geref-sci're  fram  me  nymth :  ne  maeg  ic  delf- 

an ;  me  sceamath  thaet  ic  waedlige.      Ic  wat  hwaet  ic  do,  4 

thaet  hig  me  on  heora  hus  onfon,  thonne  ic  bescired  beo 

fram  tun-scire,    Tha  tha  gafol-gyldan  gegaderode  waeron,  5 

tha  sa'ede  he  tham  forman,  Hu  mycel  scealt  thu  minum  hlaf- 

orde  ?     Tha  saede  he,  Hund  sestra  eles.     Tha  saede  he  6 

him,  Nim  thine  fethere,  and  site  hrathe,  and  writ  fiftig.    Tha  7 

saede  he  othrum,  Hu  mycel  scealt  thu  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he, 

Hund  mittena  hwaetes.    Tha  cwaeth  he,  Nim  thine  stafas, 
157  15 


LUCAS   XVI. 

s  and  writ  hund-eahtatig.  Tha  herede  se  hlaford  thaere  un- 
rihtwisnesse  tun-gerefan,  fortham  the  he  gleawlice  dyde  ; 
fortham  the  thysse  worulde  beam  synd  gleawran  thysses 

9  leohtes  bearnum  on  thysse  cneorysse.  And  ic  secge  eow  : 
Wyrcath  eow  frynd  of  thysse  worulde-welan  unrihtwis- 
nesse ;  thaet  hig  onfon  eow  on  ece  eardung-stowa,  thonne 
ge  geteoriath. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  TEOTHAN 
WTCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

10  Se  the  ys  on  lytlum  getrywe,  se  ys  on  maran  getrywe ; 
and  se  the  ys  on  lytlum  unrihtwis,  se  ys  eac  on  maran  un- 

n  rihtwis.      Gif  ge   on   unrihtwisum  woruld-welan   na'eron 

12  getrywe,  hwa  betaecth  eow  thaet  eower  ys  ?  And  gyf  ge 
on  fremedum  na'eron  getrywe,  hwa  sylth  eow  thaet  eower 

13  y?,  ?  Ne  maeg  nan  theow  twam  hlafordum  theowian ;  oththe 
he  aenne  hatath,andotherne  lufath:  oththe  he  anum  folgath, 
and  otherne  forhoo;ath :  and  ge  ne  magon  Gode  theowian 

14  and  woruld-welan.    Thas  thing  ealle  tha  Farisei  gehyrdon, 

15  tha  the  gifre  waeron  :  and  highine  taeldon.  Thacwaethhe 
to  hym :  Ge  synd  the  eow-sylfe  beforan  mannum  geriht- 
wisiath  ;  sothlice  God  can  eowre  heortan  :  fortham  the  be- 

i6  foran  Gode  ys  ascuniendlic  thaet  mannum  heah  ys.      Seo 

a'e  and  witegan  otii  Iohannem  ;  and  of  him  is  bodud  Godes 
17  rice,  and  ealle  on  thaet  strangnysse  wyrcath.     Eathre  ys 

thaet  heofon  and  eorthe  gewiton,  thonne  an  staef  of  thaere 
»8  ae  fealle.     Aelc  man  the  his  wif  forlaet,  and  other  nimth,  se 

unriht-haemth :  and  se  the  thaet  forlaetene  wif  nimth,  se 

unriht-haemth. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  TIIONE  OTHERNE  SUNNAN- 
DAEG  OFER  PEiNTECOSTEN. 

19  Sum  welig  man  waes,  and  he  waes  gescryd  mid  purpuran 
and  mid  twine,  and   daeghwamlice  riclice  gewistfullode. 

20  And  sum  waedla  waes,  on  naman  Lazarus,  se  laeg  on  his 
2i  dura,  swythe  forwundod,  and  wilnode  thaet  he  hine  of  his 


LUCAS   XVII. 

crumum  gefylde,  the  of  his  beodc  feollon :  and  him  nan 
man  ne  sealde  ;  ac  hundas   comon,  and  his  wunda  licce- 
don.     Thawaes  gewordcn,  thaet  se  waedla  forthferde,  and  23 
hine  englas  bacron  on  Abrahamcs  greadan  :  tha  wealth  se 
welega  dead,  and  waes  on  helle  bebyrged.     Tha  ahof  he  23 
his  eagan  upp,  tha  he  on  tham  tintregum  waes,  and  geseah 
feorran   Abraham,   and   Lazarum    on   his  greadan.      Tha 24 
hrymde  he,  and  cwaeth,  Eala  faeder  Abraham,  gemiltsa 
me,  and  send  Lazarum,  thaet  he  dyppe  his  fingres  lilh  on 
waetere,  and  mine  tungan  gecaele  ;  fort.ham  the  ic  eom  on 
t.liys  li'ge  cwylmed.     Tha  cwaeth  Abraham,  Eala  sunu,  ge-  25 
thenc  t.liaet  thu  god  onfenge  on  thinum  life,  andgelice  Laza- 
rus onfeng  yfel :  nu  ys  thes  gefrefrod,  and  thu  eart  cwylm- 
ed.    And   on   eallum  thyssum,  be twe ox  us  and  eow  ys26 
mycel  dwolma  getrymed  :  tha  the  wyllath  heonon  to  eow 
faran  ne  magon  ;  ne  thanun  faran  hidere.     Tha  cwaeth  he,  27 
Faeder,  ic  bidde  the,  thaet  thu  sende  hine  to  mines  faeder 
huse  ;  ichaebbefif  gebrothm,thaethe  cythe  heom, thaet  hig  28 
ne  cumon  on  thyssa  tintrega  stowe.     Tha  saede  Abraham  29 
him,  Hig  habbath  Moysen  and  witegan  :  hig  hlyston  hym. 
Tha  cwaeth  he,  Nese,  faeder  Abraham  :  ac  hig  doth  daed-  30 
bote,  gif  hwylc  of  deathe  to  hym  faerth.     Tha  cwaeth  he,  sr 
Gif  hig  ne  gehyrath  Moysen  and  tha  witegan,  ne  hig  ne 
gelyfath,  theah  hwylc  of  deathe  arise. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  THOXE  OTHERNE  FRIGE-DAEG 
OFER    TEXTECOSTEN. 

XVII.   Tha  cwaeth  he  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum :  Unmiht-  1 
licys  thaet  gedrefednyssa  ne  cumon :  wa  tham  the  hig  thurh 
cumath !  nyttre  him  waere  thaet  an  cweorn-stan  sig  gecnyt  2 
abutan  his  sweoran,  and  sig  on  sa'e  bcworpen,  thonne  he 
gedrefde  aenne  of  thyssum  lytlingum.     Warniath  eow  :  gif  3 
thin  brother  syngath,  cid  him;  and  gif  he  on  daeg  seofen4 
sithum  syngath,  and  seofen  sithum  to  tl.ie  on  daeg  gecyrred 
bith,  and  cwyth,  Hyt  me  ofthincth,  forgif  hyt  him.     Tha  5 


LUCAS   XVII. 

cwacdon  hys  apostolas  :  Dryhten,  gej^c  urne  geleafan. 
6  Tha  ewaeth  Dryhten  :  Gif  ge  haefdon  geleafan  swa  senepes 

corn,  ge  saedon  thyssum  treowe,  Sy  thu  awyrtwalod,  and 
?  aplantod  on  sac  ;  and  hit  hyrsumode  eow.     Hwylc  eower 

haefth  eregendne  theow,  oththe  seep  laesgendne,  tliam,  of 

tham  a'ecere  gehworfenum,  he  him  sona  segth,  Ga  and  site  ? 

8  and  ne  segth  him,  Gearwa  thaet  ic  ete,  and  gyrd  the,  and 
thena  me  tha  hwile  the  ic  ete  and  drince  ;  and  syththan  thu 

9  ytst and drincst  ?  Wenst  thu-  haefth se  theowa  aenigne  thane, 
fortham  the  he  dyde  thaet  him  beboden  waes  ?  ne  wene  ic. 

io  Swa  ys  eow  :  thonne  ge  doth  eall  thaet  eow  beboden  ys, 
cwethath,  Unnytte  theowas  we  synd  :  wre  dydon  thaet  we 
don  sceoldon. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  TIIAERE 'SYXTEOTHAN  WUCAN  OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

ii  Tha  he  ferde  to  Hierusalem,  he  code  thurh  midde  Sama- 

12  rian  and  Galileam.  And  tha  he  eode  on  sum  castel,  him 
ongean  urnon  tyn  hreofe  weras  ;  tha  stodon  hig  feorran, 

13  and  heora  stefna  up-ahofon,  and  cwaedon  :  Haelend,  Be- 
i4beodend,  gemiltsa  lis.     Tha  he  hig  geseah,  tha  ewaeth  he  : 

Gath  and  aetywrath  eow  tham  sacerdum.  Tha  hig  ferdon, 
ishigwurdon  geclaensode.     Tha  heora  an  geseah  thaet  he 

geclaensod  wraes,  tha  cyrde  he,  mid  mycelre  stefne  God 
i6maersiende,  and  feoll  to  his  fotum,  and  him  thaneode  : 
n  and  thes  waes  Samaritanisc.    Tha  ewaeth  se  Haelend,  him 

andswariende :  Hu  ne  synd  tyn  geclaensode  ?  hwaer  synd 
is  tha  nygene  ?     Naes  gemet  se  the  agen-hwurfe,  and  Gode 

19  wuldor  sealde,  buton  thes  aelfremeda  ?  Tha  ewaeth  he  : 
Ari's,  and  ga  ;  fortham  the  thin  geleafa  the  halne  gedyde. 

20  Tha  acsodon  hine  tha  Farisei,  Hwaenne  Godes  rice  come  ? 
Tha  andswarode  he, and  ewaeth:  Ne  cymth  Godes  rice  mid 

21  begymene :  ne  hig  ne  cwethath,  Erne  her  hyt  ys,  oththe  thar : 

22  Godes  rice  ys  betwynan  eow.  Tha  ewaeth  he  to  his  leorn- 
ing-cnyhtum :  Thadagas  cumath, thonne  ge  gewilniath  thaet 


LUCAS   XVIII. 

gje  geseon  aeime  daeg  mannes   Sunu,  and  ge   ne  geseolh. 
And  hig  secgath  eow,  Her  he  is  ;  and  thar  he  is  :  ne  fare  23 
ge,  ne  ne  fyliath.     Witodlice  swa  se  lig-raesc  lyhtende  24 
scinth  under  heofone,  on  tha  thing  the  under  heofone  synd, 
swa  bith  mannes  Sunu  on  his  daege.     Aeryst  him  gcbyreth  25 
thaet  he  fela  thinga  tholige,  and  beon  fram  thysse  cneorysse 
aworpen.     And  swa  on  Noes  dagum  waes  geworden,  swa  26 
beoth  mannes   Suna  to -cyme.     Hig  a'eton,  and   druncon,  27 
and  wifedon,  and  waeron  to  gyftum  gesealde,  oth  thone 
daeg  the  Noe  on  earce  code,  and  flod  com,  and  ealle  for- 
spilde.     Eall~swa  waes  geworden  on  Lothes  dagum  ;  hig  28 
a'eton,  and  druncon,  and  bohton,  and  sealdon,  and  plante- 
don,  and  timbredon.    Sothlice  on  tham  daege  the  Loth  eode  29 
of  Sodoma  hyt  rinde  fyr  and  swefl  of  heofone,  and  ealle 
forspilde.     Aefter  thysum  thingum  bith  on  tham  -daege  the  30 
mannes  Sunu  onwrigen  bith.     On  tham  daege,  se  the  bith  31 
on  thecene,  and  his  fatu  on  huse,  ne  stihth  he  nyther  thaet 
he  hig  nime  ;  and  se  the  bith  on  aecere,  ne  went  he  on-baec 
Beoth  gemyndige  Lothes  wifes.     Swa  hwylc  swa  secth  his  32 
sawle  gedon  hale,  se  hig  forspilth  ;  and  swa  hwylc  swa  hig  33 
forspilth,  se  hig  geliflliestath.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  On  34 
thaere  nihte  beoth  twegen  on  bedde ;  an  bith  genumen,  and 
other  bith  forlaeten.     Twa  beoth  aetgaedere  grindende  ;  an  35 
bith  genumen,  and  other  laefed.    Twegen  beoth  on  aecere  ;  36 
an  bith  genumen,  and  other  bith  laefed.     Tha  cwaedon  hig  37 
to  him  :  Hwar,  Dryhten  ?    Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Swa  hwar  swa 
se  lichama  bith,  thyder  beoth  earnas  gegaderod. 

XVIII.  Tha  saede  he  him  sum  bigspel,  thaet  hit  ys  riht  1 
thaet  man  symle  gebidde,  and  na  geteorige  ;  and  thus  2 
cwaeth  :  Sum  dema  waes  on  sumere  ceastre,  se  God  ne 
ondred,  ne  nanne  man  ne  onthracode.  Tha  waes  sum  wu-  3 
dewe  on  tliaere  ceastre  :  tha  com  heo  to  him,  and  cwaeth, 
Wrec  me  with  minne  wither-winnan.  Tha  nolde  he  langre4 
tide ;  aefter  tham, tha  cwaeth  he,  Theah  ic  God  ne  ondraede, 

161 


LUCAS  XVIlI. 

5  ne  ic  man  ne  onthracige ;  theah  forth  am  the  theos  wudewe 

me  ys  gram,  ic  wrece  hig  ;  thy-laes  heo  aet  neahstan  cume 
e  me  behropende.  Tha  cvvaeth  Dryhten:  Gehyrath  hwaet  se 
7unrihtwisa  dema  cwyth.     Sothlice  ne  deth  God  his  geco- 

renra  wrace,  clypiendra  to  him  daeges  and  nihtes,  and  he 
sgethyld  on  him  haefth  ?     Ic  eow  secge  thaet  he  rathe  hjTra 

wrace  deth.  Theah-hwaethere  vvenst  thu  thaenne  mannes 
9  Sunu  cymth,  gemet  he  geleafan  on  eorthan  ?     Tha  cwaeth 

he  to  sumum  this  bigspel,  the  on  hig  sylfe  truwedon,  and 

othre  forhogedon. : 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  THAERE  ENDLYFTAN  WUCAN  OFER 
PENTECOSTEN. 

io  Twegen  men  ferdon  to  sumum  temple,  thaet  hig  hig  ge- 

n  baedon  ;  an  sunder-halga,  and  other  manfull.     Tha  stod 

se  Farise'us,  and  hine  thus  gebaed,  God,  the  ic  thancas  do, 

fortham  ic  neom  swylce  othre  men,  reaferas,  unrihtwise, 

12  unriht-haemeras,  oththe  eac  swylce  thes  manfulla.  Ic  faeste 
tuwa  on  wuean,ic  sylla  teothunga  eallesthaes  the  ic  haebbe. 

13  Tha  stod  se  manfulla  feorran,  and  nolde  furthun  his  eagan 
ahebban  up  to  tham  heofone  ;  ac  he  beot  his  breost,  and 

u  cwaeth,  God,  beo  thu  milde  me  synfullum.     Sothlice  ic 

eow  secge,  thaet  thes  ferde  gerihtwisod  to  his  huse ;  fortham 

the  aelc  the  hine  upp-ahefth  bith  genytherod ;  and  se  the  hine 
13  nytherath  bith  upp-ahafen.     Tha  brohton  hig  cild  to  him, 

thaet  he  hig  aethrine  :  tha  his  leorning-cnyhtas  hig  ge- 
losawon,  hig  ciddon  him.     Tha  clypode  se  Haelend  hig  to 

him,  and  cwaeth  :  La'etath  tlia  lytlingas  to  me  cuman,  and 
n ne  forbeode  ge  hig:  swylcera  )"s  Godes  r:ce.     Sothlice 

ic  eow  secge,  Swa  hwylc  swa  ne  onfehth  Godes  rice,  swa 
is  swa  cild,  ne  gaeth  he  on  Godes  rice.     Tha  acsode  hine  sum 

ealdor  :  [La  goda]  lareow,  hwaet  do  ic  thaet  ic  ece  lif 
19  haebbe  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Hwi  segst  thu  me  god- 
so  ne?  nys  nan  man  god,  buton  God  ana.     Canst  thu  tha 

bebodu,  Ne  ofsleh  tliu,  Ne  fyrena  tliu,  Ne  stel  thu,  Ne  leoh 


LUCAS   XVIII. 

thu,  We  or  t  h  a  thi  mi  e  faederand  thine  moder  ?  Thacwaethhe:  21 
Eall  thys  ic  heold  of  minre  geoguthe.    Thacwaeth  se  Hael-  22 
end  :  An  thing  the?  ys  wana  :  syle  eall  thaet  thu  haefst,  and 
syle  eall  thaet  thearfum ;  thonne  haefst  thu  gold-hord  on 
heofene  ;  and  cum,  and  folga  me.     Tha  he  thas  word  ge-23 
hyrde,  he  wearth  geunret :  fortham  the   he  waes  swithe 
welig.     Tha  se  Haelend  hine  unrotne  geseah,  he  cwaeth  :  24 
Eala  hu  earfothlice  on  Godes  rice  gath  tha  the  feoh  hab- 
bath.     Eathelicor  maeg  se  olfend  gan  thurh  anre  na'edle  25 
eage,  thonne  se  welega  on  Godes  rice.     Tha  cwaedon  tha  26 
the  this  gehyrdon  :  And  hwa  maeg  hal  beon  ?     Tha  sa'ede  27 
he  him  :  Gode  synd  mihtelice  tha  thing  the  mannum  synd 
unmihtelice.    Tha  cwaeth  Petrus :  Ealle  thing  we  forleton,  as 
and  folgedon  the.     Tha  cwaeth  he:  Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  29 
Nys  nan  man  the  his  hus  forlaet,  oththe  magas,  oththe  brothru, 
oththe  wif,  oththe  beam,  for  Godes  rice, the  ne  onfo  mycele  30 
mare   on  thysse  tide,  and  ece  Iff  on  towerdre  worulde. 
Tha  nam  se  Haelend  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  cwaeth  to*3i 
him :  Farath  to  Hierusalem,  and  ealle  thing  beoth  gefyllede, 
the  be  mannes  Suna  thurh  witegan  awritene  synd.     He  32 
bythTheodum  geseald, and bith gebysmrod,  and  geswungen, 
and  on-spaet:  and  aefter  tham  the  hig  hine  swingath,  hig33 
hine  ofsleath  :  and  he  thriddan  daeo-e  arist.     And  hig  naht34 
thaes  ongeton,  and  him  this  word  waes  behydd.     Tha  he  35 
genealaehte  Hiericho,  sum  blind  man  saet  with  thone  weg 
waedligende.     And  tha  he  gehyrde  tha  maenigeo  farende,3ff 
he  acsode  hwaet  thaet  waere.    Tha  saedon  hig,  thaet  thaer  37 
ferde  se  Nazarenisca  Haelend.  Tha  hrymde  he,  and  cwaeth :  38 
Eala  Haelend,  Dauides  sunu,  gemiltsa  me.     And  tha  the  39 
fore-stoponhine  threadon,  thaet  he  suwude :  he  thaes  the  ma 
clypode  :  Dauides  sunu,  gemiltsa  me.     Tha  stod  se  Hael- 40 
end,  and  het  laedan  hine  to  him.     Tha  he  genealaehte,  he 
acsode  hine  :  Hwaet  wylt  thu  thaet  ic  the  do  ?    Tha  cwaeth  41 
he  :  Dryhten,  thaet  ic  geseo  ?     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  «s 


LUCAS   XIX 

43Beseoh:  thin  gcleafa  the  gehaelde.  And  he  sona  geseah, 
and  him  folgode,  God  wuldrigende.  And  eal  folc  Gode 
lof  sealde,  tha  his;  thaet  gesawon* 

XIX.   Tha  code  he  geond  Iericho.     Tha  waes  thar  sum 

2  man  on  naman  Zacheus,  se  waes  welig.     And  he  wolde 

3  geseon  hwylc  se  Haelend  wafere :  tha  ne  mihte  he  for  thaere 
*  maenegu  ;  fortham  the  he  waes  lytel  on  waestmum.    Tha 

arn  he  beforan,  and  stah  up  on  an  treow  sicomorum,  thaet 

5  he  hine  gesawe  :  fortham  the  he  wolde  thanon  faran.    Tha 

he  com  to  thaere  stowe,  tha  geseah  se  Haelend  hine,  and 

cwaeth  to  hym :  Zacheus,  efst  to  thi'num  huse ;  fortham  the 

e  ic  wylle  to-dacg  on  thi'num  huse  wunian.     Tha  efste  he, 

7  and  hine  blithelice  onfengc.  Tha  hig  thaet  gesawon,  tha 
murcnodon  hig  ealle,  and  cwaedon,  Thaet  he  to  synfullum 

8  men  gecyrde.  Tha  stod  Zacheus,  and  cwaeth  to  Dryhtne  : 
Nu,  ic  sylle  thearfum  healf  mine  aehta  ;  and  gif  ic  aenigne 

9bereafode,  ic  hit  be  feowerfealdum  agyfe.  Tha  cwaeth  se 
Haelend  to  him :  To-daeg  thysse  hiwraedene  ys  hael  ge- 
io  worden  ;  fortham  the  he  waes  Abrahames  beam.  Mannes 
u  Sunu  com  secan  and  hal  don  thaet  forwearth.  Tha  hig  thys 
gehyrdon,  tha  geyhte  he  sum  bigspel ;  fortham  the  he  waes 
neh  Hierusalem,  and  fortham  the  hig  wendon  thaet  hraed- 
lice  Godes  rice  geswutelod  wa'ere. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  E£  GREGORIUS  MAESSE-DAEG. 

i2  Witodlice  he  cwaeth  :  Sum  aethel-boren  man  ferde  on 
fyrlen  land,  thaet  he  hym  rice  onfenge,  and  eft  agen  come. 

13  Tha  clypode  he  his  tyn  theowas,  and  sealde  tyn  pund  him, 

14  and  cwaeth  tohim,Ceapiathoth  thaet  ic  cume.  Thahatedon 
hine  his  leode,  and  sendon  aerend-racan  aefter  him,  and 

is  cwaedon,  We  nyllath  thaettjhes  ofer  us  ricsie.  Tha  he  agen 
com,  and  timet  rice  onfengc,  he  het  clypian  his  tjieowas 
the  he  thaet  feoh  sealde,  thaet  he  wiste  hu  mycel  gehwylc 

16  gemangode.     Tha  com  se  forma,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  this 

17  pund  gestrynde  tyn  pund.     Tha  cwaeth  se  hlaford,  Ge- 


LUCAS   XIX. 

blissa,  thu  goda  theowa  :  fortham  the  thu  waere  on  lytlum 
gctrywe,  thu  byst  anweald  haebbende  ofer  tyn  ceastra. 
Tha  com  other,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  thin  pund  gestrynde  is 
fi'f  pund.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham,  And  bco  thu  ofer  fi'f  19 
ceastra.     Tha  com  other,  and  cwaeth,  Hlaford,  her  ys  thin  20 
pund,  the  ic  haefde  on  swat-lin  aled  :  ic  the  adred,  fortham  21 
the  thu  eart  stith  man :  thu  nimst  thaet  thu  ne  settest,  and  thu 
ripst  thaet  thu  ne  seowe.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him,  Of  thinum  22 
muthe  ic  the  deme,  ia  lythra  theowa.    Thu  wistest  thaet  ic 
com  stith  man,  thaet  ic  nime  thaet  ic  ne  sette,  and  ripe  thaet 
ic  ne  seow :  and  hwi  ne   sealdest  thu  min  feoh  to  hyre,  23 
and  thonne   ic  come  ic   hit  witodlice  mid  gestreone  on 
fcnge  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  the  him  abutan  stodon,  24 
]NTimath thaet  pund  fram  him,  and  syllath  tham  the  haefthtyn 
pund.      (Tha  cwaedon  hig  to  him,  Hlaford,  he  haefth  tyn  25 
pund.)     Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  aelcum  haebbendum  26 
bith  geseald  fram  tham  the  naefth  ;  ge  thaet  thaet  he  haefth 
him  bith  afyrred.  Theah-hwaethere  tha  mine  fynd,  the  nol-  27 
don  thaet  ic  ofer  hig  ricsode,  laedath  hider,  and  ofsleath  hig 
beforan  me.    And  thysum  gecwedenum,  he  ferde  to  Hieru-  28 
salem. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  FEOWER  WUCAN  AER  MIDDAN  WINTRA, 
AND  ON  PALM-SUNNAN-DAEG. 

Tha  he  genealaehte  Bethfage  and  Bethania,  to  tham  munte  29 
the  ys  genemned  Oliueti,  he  sende  his  twegen  cnyhtas, 
and  cwaeth :  Farath  on  thaet  castel  the  ongen  inc  ys,  on  30 
tham  gyt  gemetath  assan  folan  getiged,  on  tham  nan  man 
gyt  ne  saet :  untigath  hyne,  and  la'edath  to  me.     And  gif  ai 
inc   hwa  acsath,  Hwi  gyt  hyne   untigath  ?  secgath  him, 
Dryhten  haefth  his  neode.    Tha  fe'rdon  tha  the  asende waer-  32 
on,  and  funclon,  swa  he  him  saede,  thone  folan   standan. 
Tha  hig  hyne  untigdon,  tha  cwaedon  tha  hlafordas,  Hwi  33 
untige  ge  thone  folan  ?     Tha  cwaedon  hig,  Fortham  the  34 
Dryhten  hacflh  his  neode.     Tha  laeddon  hig  hine  to  tham  u 


LUCAS   XX. 

Haelende,  and   heora  reaf  wurpon   ofer  thone  folan,  and 

36  thone  Haelend  on-ufan  setton.     And  tha  he  for,  hig  streht- 

37  on  under  hine  heora  reaf-  on  tham  wege.  And  tha  he 
genealaehte  to  Oliuetes  muntes  nyther-sti'ge,  tha  ongunnon 
ealle  tha  maenigeo  geblissian,  and  mid  mycelre  stefne 
God  heredon  be  eallum  tham  mihtum  the  hig  gesawon, 

38  and  cwaedon  :  Gebletsod  sy  se  cyning  the  com  on  Dryht- 
nes  naman :  syb  sy  on  heofenum,  and  wuldor  on  heah- 

39  nessum.     Tha  cwaedon  sume  of  tham  Fariseum  to  him  : 

40  Lareow,  cid  thinum  leorning-cnyhtum.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to 
hym  :  Ic  eow  secge,  theah  thas  suwion,  stanas  clypiath. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  ON  TIIAERE  ENDLYFTAN  WUCAN 
OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

4i  And  tha  he  genealaehte,  and  geseah  tha  ceastre,  he  weop 

42  ofer  hig,  and  cwaeth :  Eala  gif  thu  wistest,  and  witodlice 
on  thysum  thinum  daege,  the  the  to  sybbe  synd  !  nu  hig 

43  sind  fram  thinum  eagum  behydde.  Fortham  the  tha  dagas 
to  the  cumath,and  thine  fyndthebetrymiath,andbehabbath 

44  the,  and  genyrwath  the  aeghwanon,  and  to  eorthan  afyllath 
the,  and  thine  beam  the  on  the  synd ;  and  hig  ne  laefath  on 
the  stan  ofer  stane  ;  fortham  the  thu  ne  oncneowe  tha  tide 

45  thi'nre  geneosunge.     Tha  ongan  he  of  tham  temple   ut- 

46  drifan  tha  syllendan  and  tha  bicgendan;  and  him  to  cwaeth: 
Hyt  ys  awriten,  Thaet  min  hiis  }ts  gebed-hus  :    ge  hit 

47  worhton  to  sceathena  scraefe.  And  he  waes  daeghwamlice 
on  tham  temple  laerende.  Sothlice  thaera  sacerda  ealdras 
and  tha  boceras  and  thaes  folces  ealdor-men  smeadon  hu 

48  hig  hyne  fordon  mihton  ;  and  hig  ne  fundon  hwaet  hig 
hym  to  gylte  dydon  :  sothlice  eall  folc  waes  abysgod  the 
be  him  gehyrde  secgan. 

XX.   Tba  waes  anum  daege  geworden,  tha  he  thaet  folc 

on  tham  temple  laerde,  and  him  bodude,  tha  comon  thaera 

2  sacerda  ealdras  and  tha  boceras,  and  to  him   cwa'edon  : 

Sege  us  on  hwylcum  anwalde  wyrcst  thu  thas  thing?  oththe 


LUCAS   XX. 

hwaet  ys  se  the  thisneanwald  sealde  ?  The  cwaethhe  him  lo  3 
andsware  :  And  ic  acsie  eow  an  word  ;  andswariath  me : 
Waes  Iohannes  fulluht  of  heofone,  hwaether  the  of  man-  4 
nam  ?     Tha  thohton  hig  betweox  him,  and  cwaedon,  Gyf  5 
we  secgath  thaet  he  sy  of  heofone,  he  cwyth  to  us,  Hwi  ne 
gelyfde  ge  him  ?     Gyf  we  secgath  thaet  he  sy  of  mannum,  g 
call  folc  us  haenth  ;  hig  wiston  gere  thaet  Iohannes  waes 
witega.      Tha  aiulswaredon  hig,  thaet  hig  nyston  hwanon  7 
he  waes.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  him  to  :  Ne  ic  eow  ne  8 
secge  on  hwylcum  anwalde  ic  thas  thing  wyrce.     He  on-  9 
gantha  this  bigspel  to  tham  folce  cwethan :  Sum  man  plant- 
ode  him  win-geard,  and  hine  gesette  mid  tilium,  and  he 
waes   him  feor  manegum  tidum.     Tha  on  tide   he  sende  10 
histheow  to  tham  tilium, thaet  hig  himsealdonof  thaes  win- 
geardes  waestme :  tha  swungon  hig  thone,  and  idelne  hine 
forleton.     Tha  sende  he  otherne  theow  :  tha  beoton  hig  ii 
thone,  and,  mid  teonum  gewaecende,  hine  forleton  idelne. 
Tha  sende  he  thriddan  :  tha  wurpon  hig  ut  thone  gewund-  12 
odne.  Tha  cwaeth  thaes  win-geardes  hlaford,  Hwaet  do  ic?  13 
ic   asende  minne    leofan   sunu :    wenuns;a   hine   his:   for- 
wandiath,  thonne  hig  hine  geseoth.    Tha  hine  tha  tilian  ge-  u 
sawon,  hig  thohton  betweox  him,  and  cwaedon,  Her  ys  se 
yrfe-weard  :  cumath,  uton  hine  ofslean,  thaet  seo  aeht  ure 
sy.     And  hig  hine  of  tham  win-gearde  awurpon  ofslegene.  15 
Hwaet  deth  thaes  win-geardes  hlaford  ?     He  cymth  and  16 
forspylth  tha  tilian,  and  sylth  thone  win-geard  othrum.  Hig 
cwaedon, tha  hig  this  gehyrdon  :  Thaet  ne  geweorthe.   Tha  17 
beheold  he  hig,  and  cwaeth  :  Hwaet  ys  thaet  awriten  ys, 
Thone  stan  the  tha  wyrhtan  awurpon,  the's  ys  geworden  on 
thaere  hyrnan  heafod.    Aelc  the  fylth  ofer  thaene  stan  byth  is 
forbryt :  ofer  thone  the  he  fylth,  he  tocwyst.     Tha  sohton  19 
thaera  sacerda  ealdras   and  tha  boceras  heora  handa  on 
thaere  tide  on  hine  wurpan  ;  and  hig  ondredon  him  thaet 
folc :  sothlice  hig  ongeton  thaet  he  this  bigspel  to  him  cwaeth. 


LUCAS   XX. 

20  Tha  sendon  hig  mid  searwum  tha  the  hig  rihtwise  leton, 
tl.ta.et  big  hine  gescyldegodon,  and  thaet  hig  hine  gesealdon 
tham  ealdron  to  dome,  and  to  thaes  deman  anwalde  to  for- 

•:i  demanne.  Tha  acsodon  hig  hine,  and  cwaedon  :  Lareow, 
Ave  witon  tliaet  thu  rihte  sprycst  and  laerst,  and  for  nanum 
men  ne  wandast,  ac  Godes  w  eg  on  sothfaestnesse  laerst: 

22  Ys  hit  riht  thaet  man  tham  Casere  gafol  sylle,  the  na  ?  Tha 

23  cwaeth  he  to  him,  tha  he  heora  faces  ongct :  Hwi  fandige 

24  ge  min  ?  Ywath  me  anne  peninc.  Hwaes  anlicnesse 
haefth  he,  and  ofer-gewrit  ?    Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Thaes  Ca- 

r>  seres.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Agyfath  tham  Casere  tha 
thing  the  thaes  Caseres  synd,  and  Code  tha  thing  the  Godes 

2f  synd.  Tha  ne  mihton  hig  his  word  befon  beforan  thamfolce : 
tha  suwedonhig,  vvundrigende  be  his  andsware. 

THVS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG  OFER  PENTE- 
COSTEN. 

27  Tha  genealaehton  sume  of  Saduceum,  tha  aetsacath  thaes 

28  aeristes,  and  acsedon  hine,  and  cwaedon :  Lareow,  Moyses 
us  wrat,  Gif  hwaes  brothor  byth  dead,  and  wif  haebbe,  and 
se  byth  butan  bearnum,  thaet  his  brothor  nime  his  wif,  and 

29  his  brothor  saed  awecce.     Seofon  gebrothru  waeron  :  and 

30  se  forma  nam  wif,  and  waes  dead  butan  bearne.     Tha 

31  nam  other  hig,  and  waes  dead  butan  bearne.  Tha  nam  se 
thridda  hig  ;    and   swa  ealle   seofene  :    and   nan  saed   ne 

32  la'efdon,  and  waeron  deade.     Tha  ealra  ytemest  waes  thaet 

33  wif  dead.     On  tham  aeryste  hwylces  heora  wif  bith  thaet? 

34  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him :  Thysse  worulde  beam  wif- 

35  iath,  and  beoth  to  giftum  gesealde  ;  tha  the  synd  thaere  wor- 
ulde  wyrthe,  and   aerystes  of  deadum,  ne  giftiath  hi,  ne 

36  wif  ne  laedath  ;  ne  ofer  thaet  sweltan  ne  magon  :  hig  synd 
sothlice  englum  gelice ;  and  hig  synd  Godes  beam,  thonne 

37  higsyndaerystesbearn.  Fortham  the  sothlice  deade  arisath, 
and  Moyses  aetywde  with  aenne  beig-beam,  swa  he  cwaeth, 
Dryhten  Abrahames  God,  and  Isaaces  God,  and  Iacobes 


LUCAS   XXI. 

God.      Nys  God  deadra,  ac  lybbendra:    ealle  lug  hym  38 
lybbath.     Tha  andswaredon  him  sume  thaera  bocera,  and  39 
cwa'edon  :  Lareow,  wel  thu  cwa'ede.     And  hig  hine  lengw 
ne  dorston  aenis;  thins;  acsian.  Tha  cwaeth  ho  to  him  :  Hwi  41 
secgath   hig   thaet  Crist  sy  Dauides  sunu  ?    and  Dauid  42 
cwyth  on  tham  Sealme,  Dryhten  saede  to  minum  Dryhtne, 
Site  on  mine  switjiran  healfe,  oththaet  ic  asette  thine  fynd  43 
to  fot-sceamele  thinra  fota.     Dauid  hine  clypath  Dryhten,  41 
and  humeta  ys  he  hys  sunu  ?     Tha  saede  he  hys  leorning-  45 
cnyhtum,  eallum  folce  gehyrendum :  Warniath  with  tha  *g 
boceras,  tha  the  wyllath  on  gegyrlum  gan,  and  lufiath  gret- 
inga  on  straete,  and  tha  yldstan  setl  on  gesamnungum, 
and  tha  forman  hleonunga  on  gebeorscypum  ;  tha  forswelg-  •*? 
ath  wudewena  hus,  hiwjjende  lan^srebed:  tha  onfoth  maran 
genytherunge. 

XXI.  Tha  he  hine  oeseah,  he  geseh  tha  welegan  heora  1 
lac  sendan  on  thone  sceoppan.    Thageseahhe  sume  earme2 
wudewan  bringan  twegen  feorthlingas.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  3 
Soth  ic  eow  secge,  thaet  theos  earme  wudewe  ealra  maest 
brohte  :  sothes  ealle  thas  brohton  Gode  lac  of  heora  my-  4 
celan  welan  :  theos  wudewe  brohte  of  tham  the  heo  haefde, 
ealle  hyre  andlyfene.   And  tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  the  saedon  5 
be  tham  temple,  thaet  hit  wa'ere  geglenged  mid  godum 
stanum  and  godum  gifum  :  Thas  thing  the  ge  geseoth,  tha  e 
dagas  cumath,  on  tham  ne  bith  stan  laefed  ofer  stan,  the  ne 
beo   toworpen.     Tha  acsedon  hig  hine:  La  Bebeodend,7 
hwaenne  beoth  thas  thing,  and  hwylce  tacna  beoth,  thonne 
thas  thing  geweorthath  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Warniath  thaet  ge  s 
ne   syn  beswicene  :    manege   cumath   on    minum   naman, 
and  cwethath,  Ic  hit  eom  ;  and  tid  genealaecth  :  ne  fare 
ge  aefter  him.     Ne  beo  ge  bregede,  thonne   ge  geseoth  9 
gefeoht  and  twy-raednessa:  thas  thing  gebyriath  aeryst:  ac 
nys  tljonne  gyt  ende.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Theod  aryst  jo 
ongean  theode,  and  rice  ongean  rice  ;  and  beoth  mycele  11 

169  16 


LUCAS   XXI. 

eorthan  styrunga  geond  stowa,  and  cwealmas,  and  hunger, 

12  and  egesan  of  heofene  and  mycele  tacnu  beoth.  Ac  to- 
foran  eallum  thissum,  hig  nimath  eow,  and  ehtath,  and 
syllath  eow  on  gesamnunga,  and  on  hyrdnyssa,  and  laedath 

13  eow  to  cyningum  and  to  demum,  for  minum  naman.    This 

14  eow  gebyrath   on  gewitnesse.     Ne  scyle  ge  on  eowrum 
is  heortum  fore-smeagean  hu  ge  andswarian :  ic  sylle  eow 

muth  and  wisdom,  tham  ne  magon  ealle  eower  wither- 
lewinnan  withstandan  and  withcwethan.     Ge  beoth  gesealde 

fram  migum,  and  gebrothrum,  and  cuthum,  and  freond- 
17  urn  ;  and  hig  eow  to  deathe  geswencath.  And  ge  beoth 
is  eallum  on  hatunga  for  minum  naman.  And  ne  forwyrth 
is  an  locc  of  eowrum  heafde.  On  eowrum  gethylde  ge  ge- 
20  healdath  eowre  sawla.     Thonne  ge  geseoth  Hierusalem 

mid  here  betrymede,  witath  thaet  hyre  toworpenys  genea- 
2i  laecth.     Thonne  fleoth  on  muntas  tha  the  on  Iudea  synd  : 

and  nyther  ne   astigath,  tha  the   on  hyre   mydlene  synd  ; 

22  and  in  to  hyre  ne  magon  tha  the  thaer-ute  synd.  Fortham 
the  this  synd  wrace  dagas,  thaet  ealle  thing  syn  gefyllede  the 

23  awritene  synd.  Sothlice  wa  eacniendum  wife,  and  fed- 
endum,  on  tham  dagum  !  thonne  bith  mycel  ofthryccednys 

24  ofer  eorthan,  and  yrre  thyssum  folce.  And  hig  feallath 
on  sweordes  ecge,  and  beoth  haeftlingas  on  ealle  theoda. 
Hierusalem  bith  fram  Theodumfortreden,  oth  Maegtha  tida 

25  synd  gefyllede.  And  beoth  tacnu  on  sunnan,  and  on 
monan,  and  on  steorrum  ;  and  on  eorthan  theoda  forthryc- 

2?  cednys  ;  for  gedrefednesse  safes  sweges  and  ytha ;  bifi- 
gendum  mannum  for  ege,  and  anbide  the  eallum  ymb- 
hwyrfte  to-becumath  :  thonne  beoth  heofones  mihta  astyr- 

2-  ede.  And  thonne  hig  geseoth  mannes  Sunu  on  lyfte 
cumende   mid   mycelum   anwalde    and   maegen-thrymme. 

28  Thonne  thas  thing  agynnath,  beseoth,and  eowre  heafdu  up- 

29ahebbath;  fortham  the  eower  alysednys  genealaecth.  Tha 
saede  he   him  sum  bigspel :  Behealdath  thone  fic-beam, 


LUCAS  XXII. 

and  ealle  treowa :  thonne  hig  waestm  bringath,  ge  witonaj 
thaet  sumor  ys  gehende.  And  thonne  ge  thas  thing geseoth,  31 
witath  thaet  Godes  rice  ys  gehende.  Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  32 
Thaet  theos  cneorys  ne  gewit,  aertham  the  ealle  thas  thing 
geweorthon.  Heofen  and  eorthe  gewitath  ;  sothlice  mine  33 
word  ne  gewitath. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL   GEBYRATH  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
ENDLEFTAN  WUCAN  OFER  PENTECOSTEN. 

Warniath  eow,  thy-laes  eower  heortan  gehefegode  syn  on  34 
ofer-fylle,  and  on  druncennesse,  and  thysses  lifes  carum, 
and  on  cow  se  faerlica  daeg  becume.     SwTa  swa  gryn  he  35 
becymth  on  ealle  tha  the  sittath  ofer  eorthan  ansyne.    Wac-  38 
iath  on  aelcere  tide,  and  biddath,  thaet  ge  weorthe  syn  thaet 
ge  tlias  towerdan  thing  forileon,  and  standan  beforan  man- 
nes  Suna.     Sothlice  he  waes  on  daeg  on  tham  temple  lacr-  37 
ende  :  and  on  niht  he  eode,  and  wunode  on  tham  murste 
the  ys  g.ecweden  Oliueti.     And  eall  folc  on  mergen  cum  s» 
to  him  to  tham  temple,  thaet  hig  hine  gehyrdon 

THES  PASSIO  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG    ON  THAERE 
PALM-WUCAN. 

XXII.  Tha  sothlice  genealaehte  freols-daeg  azimorum,  1 
se  is  gecweden  Eastre.     And  thaera  sacerda  ealdras  and  a 
tha  boceras  smeadon  hu  hig  hine  forspyldon  ;  sothlice  hig 
ondredon  him  thaet  folc.     Tha  eode  Satanas  on  Iudam,  se  3 
waes  othre  naman  Scarioth,  an  of  tham  twelfum.    Tha  ferde  4 
he,   and    space  mid  thaera    sacerda    ealdormannum,   and 
duguthe-ealdrum,   hu  he  hine  him   gesealde.      And  hig  s 
faegnodon,   and   him   weddedon  feoh   to    syllanne.       And  e 
he   behet ;  and  he  sohte   hu  he  eathelicost  hine  be-aeftan 
thaere  maenio  gesealde.      Tha  com  se  daeg  azimorum,  on  7 
tham    hig    woldon    heora    Eastron    gewyrcan.       And    he  a 
sende  Petrum  and  Iohannem,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Farath, 
and  gearwiath  us,  thaet  we  ure  Eastron  gewyrcon.     Tha  9 
cwaedon  hig  :  Hwar  wylt  tu  thaet  we  gcarwion.     And  he  10 

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LUCAS   XXU. 

cwaeth  to  him  :  Nu,  thonne  ge  on  tha  ceastre  gath,  eow 

ona-ean  yrnth  an  man  mid  waeter-buce  ;  filiath  him  on  thaet 
u  hus  the  he  in-gaeth,  and  secgeath  tham  hus-hlaforde,  Ure 

Lareow  the  secgth,  Hwar  ys  cumena  hus,  thar  ic  mine 
wEastron  wyrce   mid  minum  leorning-cnyhtum.     And  he 

eow  betaecth  mycele  healie  gedaefte  :  gegearwiath  thara. 

13  Tha  ferdon  hig,  and  gemetton  swa  he   him  saede  :  and 

14  hig  gegearwodon  Eastrun.     And  tha  tima  waes,  he  saet, 

15  and  his  twelf  apostolas  mid  him.  And  he  saede  him  : 
Of  gewilnunge  ic  gewilnode  etan  mid  eow  thas  Eastron, 

i6  aer  ic  forth-fare.     Ic  eow  secge,  thaet  ic  heonon-forth  ne 

nete,   aer    hit    sy   on   Godes    rice    gefylled.      And    onfeng 

caiice,  and  thancas  dyde,  and  cwaeth  :  Onfoth,  and  daelath 

is  betweox  eow  :  sothlice  ic  cow  secge,  thaet  ic  ne  drince  of 

19  thyses  wi'n-geardes  cynne,  aer  Godes  rice  cume.  And  he 
onfengc  hlafe,  and  thancode,  and  him  sealde,  and  cwaeth  : 
This  is  min  lichama,  se  is  for  eow  geseald  :  doth  this  on 

20  min  gemynd.  And  swa  eac  thone  calic,  syththan  he  geeten 
haefde,  and  cwaeth:  Thes  calic  is  niwe  gecythnys  on  minum 

2i  blode,  se  bith  for  eow  agoten.     Theah-hwaethere,  her  ys 

22thaes  laewan  hand  mid  me  on  mysan.     And  witodlice 

marines  Sunu  gaeth,  aefter  tham  the  him  fore-stihtod  waes : 

23  theah-hwaethere  wa  tham  men  the  he  thurh  geseald  bith  ! 
And  hig  agunnon  betweox  him  smeagan,  hwylc  of  him  thaet 

24  to  donne  waere.      And   hig  niton   betweox  him,  hwylc 

25  heora  waere  yldest.  Tha  saede  he  him  :  Cyningas  wealdath 
heora  theoda  ;  and  tha  the  anweald  ofer  hig  habbath,  synd 

2<jfremfulle  genemned.  Ac  ne  beo  ge  na  swa:  ac  ge- 
weorthe  he  swa  swa  gingra,  se  the  yldra  ys  betweox  eow : 
and  se  the  fore-staeppend  ys,  beo  he   swylce  he  then  sy. 

27  Hwaether  ys  yldra,  the  se  the  thenath,  the  se  the  sit  ?  witod- 
lice se  the  sit.     Ic  eom  on  eowrum  midlene  swa  swa  se  the 

as  thenath.     Ge  synd  the  mid  me  thurh wuneclon  on  minum 

39  geswincum.     And  ic  eow  dihte,  swa  min  Faeder  me  rice 

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LUCAS   XXII. 

dihte ;  thaet  ge   eton  and   drincon  ofer  mine  nr^san  on  30 
mi'num  rice  ;  and  ge  sitton  ofer  thrym-setl,  demende  twelf 
maegtha  Israhel.     Tha  cwaeth  Dryhten:  Simon,  Simon,  nu  31 
Satanas  gyrnde  thaet  he  eow  hridrode  swa  swa  hwaete. 
Ic  gebaed  for  the,  thaet  thin  geleafa  ne  ate'orie :  and  thu,  aet  32 
sumum   cyrre  gewend,   getryme  thine  gebrothru.      Tha  33 
cwaeth  he  :  Dryhten,  ic  eom  gearu  to  farenne  mid  the,  ge 
on  cwertern,  ge  on  death.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ic  secge  the,  34 
Petrus,  ne  craewth  se  hana  to-daeg,  aer  thu  me  aetsaecst. 
Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Tha  ic  eow  sende  butan  seode,  and  35 
codde,  and  gescy,  waes  eow  aenig  thing  wana  ?  Tha  cwaed- 
on  hig :  Nan  thing.     Tha  cwaeth  he :  Ac  mi,  se  the  haefth  36 
seod,  gelice  nime  codd  :  and  se  the  naefth,sylle  his  tunec- 
an,  and  bycge  him  sweord.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  thaet  37 
gyt  scyl  beon  gefylled  thaet  be  me  awriten  ys,  And  thaet 
he  mid  unrihtwisum  geteald  waes  :  witodlice  tha  thing  the 
be  me  synd  habbath  ende.     And  hig  cwaedon  :  Dryhten,  38 
her  synd  twa  sweord.     And  he  cwaeth :  Thaet  ys  genoh. 
And  aefter  gewunan  he  ut-eode  on  thaene  Munt  Oliuarurn,  39 
thaet  ys,  Ele-bergena  ;  and  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  h}<m  filig- 
don.     And  tha  he  com  to  t.haere  stowe,  he  saede  hym  :  40 
Gebiddath  thaet  ge  on  costnunge  ne  gan.     And  he  waes  41 
fram  him   alocen   swa  mycel   swa  is   anes  stanes  wyrp  ; 
and  gebigedum   cneowum  he  hine  gebaed,  and  cwaeth  :  42 
Faeder,  gif  thu  wylt,  afyr  thysne  calic  fram  me  :  theah- 
hwaethere  ne  geweorthe  min  willa,  ac  thin.    Tha  aetywde  43 
hym    Godes    engel    of   heofene,    and    hyne    gestrangode. 
And  he  waes  on  gewinne,  and  hine  lange  gebaed,  and  his  44 
swat  waes  swylce  blodes  dropan  on  eorthan  yrnende.    And  45 
tha  he  of  gebede  aras,  and  com  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum, 
he  hig   funde    slaepende    for   unrotnysse  ;    and  he   sa'ede  46 
him  :  Hwi  slape  ge  ?  arisath  and  biddath,  thaet  ge  on  cost- 
nunge ne  gan.  Hym  tha  tha  gyt  sprecendum,  tha  com  t.ljaet  47 
wered,  and   him  to-foran  eode  an  of  tham  twelfum,  se 

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LUCAS   XXII. 

waes  genemned  Iudas;  and  he  genealaehte  tham  Haelende, 

48  tjiaet  he  hine  cyste.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Iudas,  man- 

49  nes  Sunu  thu  mid  cosse  sylst  ?  Tha  gesawon  tha  the  him 
abutan waeron thaet thaer towerd waes,  and cwa'edon :  Dryht- 

50  en,  slea  we  mid  sweorde  ?     Tha  sloh  heora  an  thaera  sa- 
6i  cerda  ealdres  thcow,  and  his  swythre  eare  of-acerf.     Tha 

andswarode  se  Haelend:  Laetath  thus.  And  tha  he  aethran 
52  his  eare,  he  hyt  geha'elde.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  tham 

ealdormannum,   and  to  tham   witum,  and  thaes  temples 

ealdrum  :  Ge  ferdon  swa  swa  to  anum  sceathan,  mid 
53Sweordum  and  mid  sahlum,  thaet  ge  me  gefengon.     Tha  ic 

waes  daeghwamlice  on  temple  mid  cow,  ne  athenedon  ge 

eower  handa  on  me  :  ac  this  is  eower  tid,  and  thrystra  an- 
54  wald.  Tha  namon  hig  hine,  and  laeddon  to  thaera  sacerda 
.55  ealdres  huse.     And  Petrus  fyligde  feorran.     And  Petrus 

waes  mid  him  on  middan  tham  cafer-tune,  thaer  hig  aet 
so  tham  fyre  saeton.     Tha  hine  geseah  sum  thinen  aet  leohte 

sittendne,  and  hine  beheold,  tha  cwaeth  heo  :  And  thes 

57  waes  mid  him.     Tha  aetsoc  he,  and  cwaeth  :  Eala  wi'f,  ne 

58  can  ic  hine.  And  tha  ymbe  lytel  hine  geseah  other,  and 
cwaeth  :  Thu  eart  of  hym.     Tha  cwaeth  Petrus:  Eala  man, 

£9  ic  ne  eom.  And  tlia  aefter  lytlum  faece,  swylce  anre  tide, 
sum  other  sethde,  and  cwaeth :  Sothlice  thes  waes  mid  him : 

6o  witodlice  he  is  Galileisc.  Tha  cwaeth  Petrus  :  Eala  man, 
nat  ic  hwaet  thu  segst.     And  tha  hig  triaet  spraecon,  sam- 

6i  nunga  se  hana  creow.  Tha  Dryhten  bewende  hine,  and 
beseah  to  Petre.  Tha  gemunde  Petrus  Dryhtnes  wordes 
the  he  cwaeth,  Thaet  thu  min  aetsaecst  thrywa  to-daeg,  aer 

c-2se  hana  crawe.     Tha  eode  Petrus  lit,  and  biterlice  weop. 

C3  And  tha  the  thone  Haelend  heoldon  hine  bysmredon,  and 

«4beoton,  and  oferwrugon  his  ansyne,  and  thurcson  his 
nebb,  and  acsedon  hine  :  Araed,  hwylc  is  se  the  the  sloh  ? 

65  And  manega  othre  thing  hig  hym  to  cwaedon,  dysigende. 

66  And  tha  tha  da'eg  waes,  tha  togaedere  comon  thaes  folces 

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LUCAS   XXIII. 

yldran,   and  thaera  sacerda  ealdormen,  and  boceras,  and 
laeddon  hine   to  heora  gemote,  and   ewaedon :   Sege  us  67 
gif  thu  sy  Crist.     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Theah  ic  eow  secge,  ge 
me  ne  gelyfath :  Theah  ic  eow  acsige,  ge  ne  andswariath  os 
me,  ne  ne  forlaetath.     Heonon-forth  bith  mannes  Sunu  sit-  69 
tende  on  Godes  maegnes  swythran  healfe.     Tha  cwa'edon  70 
his  ealle  :  Eart  thu  Godes  Sunu  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ge 
secgath  thaet  ic  eom.     And  hig  ewaedon  :  Hwi  gyrne  we  71 
gyt  gewitnesse  ?  sylfe  we  gehyrdon  of  his  muthe. 

XXIII.  Tha  aras  eall  heora  maenigeo,  and  laeddon  hine  1 
to    Pilate  ;    and    agunnon    hyne  wregan,  and    cwa'edon :  2 
Thysne  we  gemetton  forhwyrfende  ure  theode,  and  for- 
beodende  thaet  man  tham  Casere  gafol  ne  sealde,  and  segth 
thaet  he  sig  Crist  Cyning.     Tha  acsode  Pilatus  hine  :  Eart  3 
thu  Iudea  Cyning  ?     Tha  andswarode  he  :  Thu  hit  segst. 
Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  tham  ealdrum  and  tham  werede :  Ne  4 
finde  ic  naenne   intingan  on  thysum  mien.     Tha  hlyddon  5 
hig, and  cwa'edon:  He  astyrathtliis  folc,laerende  thurh  ealle 
Iudeam,  agynneude  of  Galilea  oth  hider.     Tha  Pilatus  ge-  6 
hyrde  Galileam,  he  acsode  hwaether  he  wa'ere   Galileisc 
man.     And  tha  he  gecneow  thaet  he  waes  of  Herodes  an-  7 
walde,  he  hine  agen-sende  to  Herode  :  he  waes  on  tham 
dagum  on  Hierusalem.     Sothlice  Herodes  fahnode  tha  he  s 
thone  Haelend  geseah  :  mycelre  tide  he  wilnode  hine  ge- 
seon,  fortham  the  he  gehyrde  mycel  be  him :  and  he  hop- 
od.e  thaet  he  gesawe  sum  tacen  the  fram  him  gewurde. 
Tha  acsode  he  hine  manegum  wordum  ;  and  he  naht  ne  9 
andswarode.     Tha  stodon  thaera  sacerda  ealdras  hine  an-  10 
raedlice  wregende.     Tha  oferhogode   Herodes  hine  mid  11 
his  hyrede,  and  bysmrode  hine,  gescrydne   hwitum  reafe, 
and  hine  agen-sende  to  Pilate.    And  on  tham  daege  wurd-  19 
on    Herodes   and    Pilatus  gefrynd  :    sothlice   hig  waeron 
a'er  gefvud  him  betweonan.     Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  thaera  13 
sacerda  ?9ldvuD\,  and  duguthe  ealdrum,  and  to  tham  folce  : 


LUCAS   XXIII. 

•4  Ge  brohton  me  thysne  man,  swylce  he  thys  folc  for- 
hwyrfde,  and  nu,  beforan  eow  acsiende,  ic  nanne  intingan 
findan  ne  mafeg  on  tfrysum  men,  of  tham  the  ge  hine  wreg- 
i5  ath :  ne  furthon  Herodes  :  ic  hine  sende  ao-en  to  him  ; 
16  and  him  naht  thaeslices  deathe  gedon  waes.  Ic  hine  ge- 
i7betne  forla'ete.  (Niede  he  sceolde  him  forgifan  aenne  to 
is  heora  freols-daege.)  Tha  hrymde  eall  thaet  folc  aetgaedere, 

19  and  cwaeth  :  Nim  thisne,  and  forgif  us  Barrabban.  (Se 
waes  for  sumere  twy-raednysse  and  man-slyhte  on  cwert- 

20  ern  asend.)     Eft  spaec  Pilatus  to  him,  and  wolde  forlaet- 
2i  an  thone   Haelend.      Tha  hrymdon   hig,   and   cwaedon  : 

22  Ahoth  hine,  ahoth  hine.  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  thriddan 
sithe  :  Hwaet  dyde  thes  yfeles  ?  ne  gemette  ic  nan  thing 
yfeles  on  thysum  men,  thaet  he  sig  deathes  scyldig:  ic  hine 

23  threage  and  forlaete.  And  hig  astodon,  and  mycelre 
stefne  ba'edon  thaet  he  waere  ahangen.     And  heora  stefna 

25  swithredon.  *  *  *  And  he  forgef  him  thone  the  waes 
for  man-slyhte  and  sumere  sace  on  cwerterne,  thone  hig 
baedon  ;  and  thone   Haelend  he  sealde    to    heora  willan. 

26  And  tha  hig  hine  laeddon,  hig  gefengon  sumne  Cyre- 
niscne,  Simonem,  se  com  of  tham  tune,  and  tha  rode  him  on 

27  setton,  thaet  he  hig  ba'ere  aefter  tham  Haelende.  Him  fy- 
lide  mycel  wered  folces   and  wifa,  tha  hine  heofon  and 

2sweopon.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  bewend  :  Eala  dohtra 
Hierusalem,  nelle  ge  ofer  me  wepan,  ac  wepath  ofer  eow 

29  sylfe,  and  ofer  eowre  beam.  Fortham  tha  dagas  cumath, 
on  tham  hig  cwethath,  Eadige  synd  tha  untymendan,  and 

30  innothas  the  ne  cendon,  and  thabreostthe  ne  sycton.  Thonne 
agynnath  hig  cwethan  to  tham  muntum,  Feallath  ofer  us  ; 

31  and  to  beorgum,  Oferwreoth  us.  Fortham  gif  hig  on 
grenumtreowethas thing  doth, hwaet  doth  hig  on  thamdrig 

32  um?     And  mid  him  waeron  gelaedde  twegen  othre  man- 

33  fulle,  thaet  hig  wa'eron  ofslegene.  And  s}'ththan  hig  comon 
on  tha  stowe,  tfte  ys  genemned  Caluarie,  thaet  is,  heafod- 

176 


LUCAS    XXIII. 

pannan  stow,  thaer  big  hine  hengon,  and  aenne  sceathan  on 
his  swythran  healfe,  and  otherne  on  his  wynstran.     Tha  34 
cwaeth  se  Haelend :  Fafeder,  forgif  hym  :  ibrtham  hig  nyton 
hwaet  hig  doth.     Sothlice  hig  daeldon  his  reaf,  and  wurp- 
on  hlotu.     And  thaet  folc  stod  ge-anbidigcnde.     And  tha  3* 
ealdras  hyne  taeldon  mid   him,  and   cwaedon  :  Othre   he 
gehaelde;  gehaele  hine  sylfne,  gif  he  sig  Godes  gecorena. 
And  tha  cempan  hine  bysmredon,  and  him  eced  brohton,36 
and  thus  cwaedon  :  Gif  thu  sig  Iudea  cyning,  gedo  the  37 
halne.     Tha  waes  his  ofer-gewrit  ofer  hine  awn'ten  Gre-  38 
eiscum  stafum,  and  Ebreiscum,  Tins  is   Iudea  Cyning. 
An  of  tham  sceathum  the  mid  him  hangode  hine  gremede,  39 
and  cwaeth  :  Gif  thu  Crist  eart,  gehael  the  sylfne  and  unc. 
Tha  andswarode  se  other,  and  hine threade, and  cwaeth  :  Ne  40 
thu  God  ne  ondraetst,  thaet  thu  eart  on  thaere  ylcangenyth- 
erunge  ?  and  wyt  witodlice  be  uncer  aer-daedum  onfolh  :  41 
sothlice  thes  naht  yfeles  ne  dyde.    And  he  cwaeth  to  tham  42 
Haelende  :  Dryhten,  gemun  thu  me,  thonne  thu  cymst  on 
thin  rice.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym :  To-daeg  thu  bist  43 
mid  me  on  Paradiso.     Tha  waes  nean  seo  syxte  tid,  and  44 
thystro  waeron ofer  ealle  eorthan,  oth  tha  nigothanti'de.  And  45 
sunne  waes  athystrod,  and  t.haes  temples  wah-ryft  wealth 
tosliten  on  middan.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend,  clypiende  my-  45 
celre  stefne:  Fafeder,  ic  bebeode  minne  gast  on  thine  handa: 
and  thus  cwethende  he  forth-ferde.     Tha  se  hundred-man  4? 
geseah  thaet  thar  geworden  waes,  he  God  wuldrode,  and 
cwaeth  :  Sothlice  thes  man  waes  rihtwis.     And  call  wered  48 
the  aet  thisse  waefer-synne  waeron,  and  gesawon  tha  thing 
the  gewurdon,  waeron  agen  gewende,  and  heora  breost  beot- 
on.     Tha  stodon  ealle  his  cuthan  feorran,  and  tha  wif  the 
him  fyligdon  fram  Galilea,  thas  thing  geseonde.     And  tha50 
an  man  on   naman   Iosep,  se  waes  gerefa,  god  wer  and 
rihtwis  (thes  ne  gcthwaerede  heora  gethcahtc,  and  heora  si 
daedum)  ;  fram  Arimathia,  Iudea  ceastre,  se  sylfa  ge-an- 


LUCAS   XXIV. 

;->bidode  Godes  rice:  thes  genealaehte  to  Pilate,  and  baed 

53  thaes  Haelendes  lichaman  ;  and  nyther-ale'de  hyne,  and 
on   scytan  befeold,  and   lede   hine   on   aheawene  byrgene, 

54  on  thaere  naes  tha  gyt  naenig  aled.  And  tha  waes  se  daeg 
parasceue,  thaet  ys  gegearwunge,  and  saeter-daeg  onlyhte. 

55  Tha  wi'f  the  hym  fyligdon,  the  comon  mid  him  of  Galilea, 
hig  gesawon  tha  byygene,  and  hu  his  lichama  aled  waes  : 

56  and  hig  cyrdon,  and  gearwedon  wyrt-gemang  and  sealfa  ; 
and  on  saeter-daes;  hio-  gestildon  aefter  bebode. 

XXIV.   On  anum  reste-daege,  swythe  afer  on  daeg-red, 
hig  comon  to  thaere  byrgene,  and  ba'eron  mid  him  tha  wyrt- 

2  gemang,  the  hig  gegearwedon.     And  hi  gemetton  thone 

3  stan  awyltne  of  thaere  byrgene.  And  tha  hig  in  to  thaere 
byrgene  eodon,  hig  ne  gemetton  na  thaes  Haelendes  licha- 

4  man.  And  tha  waes  geworden,  tha  hig  on  mode  afaerede 
wa'eron  be  thyssum,  tha  stodon  twegen  weras  with  hig  on 

e  hwitum  reafe.  And  tha  hig  ondredon,  and  heora  and- 
wlitan  on  eorthan  hyldon,  hig  cwa'edon  to  him  :  Hwi  sece 

6  ge  lybbendne  mid  deadum  ?  Nys  he  her,  ac  he  aras  : 
gethencath  huhe  spaec  with  eow,  tha  gyt  tha  he  waes  onGa- 

7  lilea,  and  cwaeth,  Thaet  mannes  Sunu  bith  geseald  on  handa 
synfulra  manna,  and  beon  ahangen,  and  thy  thryddan  da'ege 

9  ari'san.  And  hig  gemundon  his  worda.  And  hig  gewend- 
on  fram  thaere  byrgene,  and  cyddon  eall  thys  tham  endleof- 

io  enum,  and  eallum  othrum.  Sothlice  waes  Maria  Magda- 
lene, and  Iohanna,  and   Maria  Iacobi,  and   othre  the  mid 

ii  him  waeron,  tha  saedon  thas  thing  tham  apostolum.  And 
thas  word  waeron  gethuhte  beforan  him  swa  woffung;  and 

12  hig  ne  gelyfdon  him.  Tha  aras  Petrus,  and  arn  to  thaere 
byrgene  ;  and  alutende  he  geseah  tha  lin-waeda  sylfe  alede  ; 
and  he  ferde  wundrigende  thaes  thar  geworden  waes. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  OTHERNE  EASTER-DAEG. 

13  And  tha  ferdon  twegen  of  him  on  thaet  castel  thaet  waes  on 
faece  syxtig  furlanga  fram  Hierusalem,  on  naman  Emaus. 


LUCAS   XXIV. 

And  hig  spaecon,  hym  betweonan,  be  eallum.  tham  the  thar  u 
gewordene  waeron.     And  tha  hig  spelledon  and  mid  him  15 
smeadon,   se    Haelend  genealaehte,   and  ferde  mid   him. 
Sothlice  heora  eagan  waeron  forhaefde,  thaet  hig  hine  ne  ge-  16 
cneowun.    And  he  cwaeth  to  him  :  Hwaet  synd  tha  spraeca  n 
the  gyt  reccath  inc  betweonan,  gangende,  and  synd  un- 
rote  ?  Tha  andswarode  him  an,  thaes  nama  waes  Cleophas,  is 
and  cwaeth :  Eart  thu  ana  forwrecen  on  Hierusalem,  and 
nystestt.hu  tha  thing  the  on  hyre  gewordene  synd  on  thysum 
dagum  ?    He  sa'ede  tha  :  Hwaet  synd  tha  thing  ?    And  hig  19 
saedon  :  Be  tham  Nazareniscan  Haelende,  se  waes  wer  and 
witega,  mihtig  on   spraece  and  on  weorce  beforan  Gode 
and  eallum  folce  :  and  hu  hine  sealdon  tha  heah-sacerdas  20 
and  ure   ealdras  on   deathes  genytherunge,  and   ahengon 
hine.     We  hopedon  thaet  ho  to  alysenne  waere  Israhel ;  21 
and  nu  ys  se  thryddadaeg  to-daeg  thaet  this  waes  geworden. 
And  eac  sume  wit*  of  lirum  us  bregdon,  tha  waeron   a'er  22 
leohte  aet  thaere  byrgene,  and  na  his  lichaman  gemetton  :  23 
hig  comon,  and  saedon,  thaet  hig  gesawon  engla  gesihthe  ; 
tha  sccirath  hine  lybban.      And  tha  ferdon  sume  of  urum  to  24 
tha'ere  bergene,  and  swa  gemetton  swa  tha  wi'f  saedon:  hine 
hig  ne  gesawon.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him  :  Eala  25 
dysegan,  and  on  heortan  la'ete  to  gelyfenne   eallum  tham 
the  witegan  spaecon  :  hu  ne  gebyrede   Criste   thas  thing  26 
"holian,  and  swa  on  his  wuldor  gan  ?     And  he  rehte  him  27 
of  Moyse  and  of  eallum  haligum  gewritum,  the  be   him 
awritene  waeron.     And  hig  genealaehton  tham  castele,  the  28 
hig  to  ferdon  :  and   he  dyde  swylce  he  fyr  faran  wolde. 
And*  hig  nyddon  hine,   and    cwa'edon  :    Wiina    mid    unc,  29 
fortham  the  hit  aefen-laecth :  and  se  daeg  waes  ahyld.  And 
he  in-eode,  thaet  he  mid  him  wunode.      And  tha  he  mid  30 
him  saet,  he  onfencg  hlaf,  and  hine   bletsode,  and  braec, 
and   him  raehte.     Tha  wurdon  heora   eagan  geopenode,  31 
and  bio-  o-ecneowon  hine  :  and  he  gewat  fram  him.     And  32 


LUCAS   XXIV. 

hig  cwaedon  him  betwynan  :    Naes  uncer  heorte  byrn- 
ende,  tha  he  on  wege  with  unc  spaec,  and  unc  halige  ge- 

33  writu  ont^nde  ?  And  hig  arison  on  thaere  ylcan  tide, 
and  wendon  to  Hierusalem,  and  gemetton  endleofan  ge- 

34  gaderode,  and  tha  the  mid  him  waeron,  and  cwaedon,  Thaet 
3aDrihten   sothlice   aras,   and   Simone   aetywde.      And    hig 

rehton  thathiilg,thatheon  wege  gewordene  waeron,andhu 
hig  hine  oncneowon  on  hlafes  brice. 

TIIVS  GEBYRATH  ON  THRYDDAN  EASTER-DAEG. 

36  Sothlice-tha  hig  this  spraecon,  se  Haelend  stod  on  heora 
mydlene,  and  saede  him  :  Sib  sy  eow  :  ic  hyt  eom  :  ne 

37  ondraede  ge  eow.    Tha  waeron  hig  gedrefede  and  afaerede, 

38  and  hig  wendon  thaet  hig  gast  gesawon.  And  he  saede 
him  :  Hwi  synd  ge   gedrefede,  and  gethancas   on  eowre 

39  heortan  astigath  ?  Geseoth  mine  handa  and  mine  fet, 
thaet  ic  sylf  hit  eom :  grapiath,  and  geseoth  thaet  gast  naefth 

40  fla'esc  and  ban,  swa  ge  geseoth  me  habban.     And  tha  he 
4i  thys  saede,  he  aeteowde  him  fet  and  handa.     Tha  cwaeth 

he  to  him,  tha  hig  tha  gyt  ne   gelyfdon,  and  for  gefean 

42  wundredon  :  Haebbe  ge  her  aenig  thing  to  etanne  ?  And 
hig  brohton  hym  dael  gebraeddes  fisces,  and   beo-bread. 

43  And  tha  he  aet  beforan  hym,  he  nam  tha  lafa,  and  him 

44  sealde,  and  cwaeth  to  hym :  Thys  synd  tha  word  the  ic  spraec 
to  eow,  tha  ic  waes  tha  gyt  mid  eow  ;  forlham  the  hyt  ys 
neod  thaet  beon  ealle  thing  gefyllede,  the  awritene  synd 
on  Moyses  a'e,  and  on  witegum,  and  on  Sealmum  be  me. 

45  Tha  ontynde   he   him  andgyt,  thaet  hig   ongeton  halige 

46  gewritu  ;  and  he  cwaeth  to  him,  Thaet  thus  ys  awriten,  and 
thus  gebyrede  Criste  tholian,  and  thy  thryddan  daege  of 

at  deathe  arisan  ;  and  beon  bodod  on  his  naman  daed-bote 
and   synna    forgyfenesse    on    ealle   theoda,   agynnendum 

48  fram  Hierusalem.     Sothlice  ge  s}rnd  thinga  gewitan.     And 

49  ic  sende  on  eow  mines  Faeder  behat :  sitte  ge  on  ceastre, 
*»  oth  ge  syn  ufene  gescrydde.     Sothlice  he  gelaedde  hig  ut 

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LUCAS   XXIV. 

on  Bethanian,  and   he  bletsocle  hig,  his  handum  up-ahaf- 
enum.     And  hit  waes  geworden,  tha  he  bletsode  hig,  he  51 
ferde  fram  him,  and  waes  fered  on  heofen.     And  hig  ge-  52 
biddende,  hig  gehwurfon  on   Hierusalem  mid    mycelum 
gefean.    And  hig  waeron  symle  on  tham  temple,  Gode  heri-  53 
gende,  and  hyne  eac  bletsigende.     Amen. 


THAET    GODSPEL 

AEFTER  IOHANNES    GERECEDNYSSE 


I.  On  fruman  waes  Word,  and  thaet  Word  waes  mid 

2  Gode,  and  God  waes  thaet  Word.     Thaet  waes  on  fruman 

3  mid  Gode.     Ealle  thing  waeron  geworhte  thurh.  hyne  ;  and 

4  nan  thing:  naes  geworht  butan  him.     Thaet  waes  lif  the  on 

5  him  geworht  waes,  and  thaet  lif  waes  manna  leoht.     And 
thaet  leoht  lyht  on  thystrum ;  and  thystro  thaet  ne  genamon. 

6  Man  waes  fram  Gode  asend,  thaes  nama  waes  Iohannes. 

7  Thes  com  to  gewitnesse,  thaet  he  gewitnesse  cythde  be  tham 

8  Leohte,  thaet  ealle  men  thurh  hyne  gelyfdon.     Naes  he 
Leoht,  ac  thaet  he  gewitnesse  forth-baere  be  tham  Leohte. 

9  Soth  Leoht  waes,  thaet  onlyht  aelcne  cumendne  man  on 
io  thysne   middan-eard.       He   waes    on   middan-earde,  and 

middan-eard  waes  geworht  thurh  hine,  and  middan-eard 

n  hine  ne  gecneow.    -  To   hys    agenum   he   com,  and    hig 

is  hyne  ne   underfengon.     Sothlice    swa  hwylce   swa  hyne 

underfengon,  he   sealde   hym  anweald   thaet  hig  waeron 

13  Godes  beam,  tham  the  gelyfath  on  his  naman:  tha  ne  synd 

acennede  of  blodum,  ne  of  flaesces  willan,  ne  of  weres 

u  willan  ;  ac  hig  synd  of  Gode  acennede.     And  thaet  Word 

waes  flaesc  geworden,  and  eardode   on  us  (and  we  ge- 

sawon  hys  wuldor,  swylce  an-cennedes  wuldor  of  Faeder), 

thaet  waes  ful  mid  gyfe  and  sothfaestnysse. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATri  THRYM  WUCON  AER  MYDDAN- 
WINTRAN,  ON  TIIONE  FR1GE-DAEG. 

la  Iohannes  cyth  gewitnesse  be  him,  and  clypath,  thus  cweth- 
ende  :  Thes  waes  the  ic  sacde,  Se  the  to  cumenne  ys  aefter 


IOHANNES  I. 

me  waes  geworden  beforan  me  :  forth  am  he  waes  a'er  thonne 
l'c.      And  of  his  gefyllednesse   we    ealle   onfengon   gyfe  i? 

for  gyfe.  Fortham  the  a'e  waes  geseald  thurh  Moysen,  and  17 
gyfu  and  sothfaestnes  ys  geworden  thurh  Haelend  Crist. 

Ne  geseah  naefre  nan  man  God  ;  buton  se  an-cenneda  js 
Sunu  hit  cythde,  se  ys  on  hys  Faeder  bearme.  And  thaet  19 
ys  Iohannes  gewitnes. 

TIIYS  GEBYKATH  ON  TIIONE  SUNNAN-DAEG  AER  MYDDAN 
WYNTRA. 

Tha  tha  Iudeas  sendon  heora  sacerdas  and  heora  diaconas 
fram  Ierusalem  to  hym,  thaet  hig  acsodon  hine,  and  thus 
cwaedon :  Hwaet  eart  thu  ?  And  he  cythde,  and  ne  withsoc,  20 
and  thus  cwaeth  :  Ne  eom  ic  na  Crist.     And  hig  acsodon  21 
hine,  and  thus  cwaedon :  Eart  thu  Eh'as  ?  '  And  he  cwaeth : 
Ne  eom  ic  hit.     Tha  cwaedon  hig  :  Eart  thu  witega?    And 
he  andwyrde,  and  cwaeth  :  Nic.     Hig  cwaedon  to  him  :  as 
Hwaet  eart  thu  ?  thaet  we  andwyrde  bringon  tham  the  us  to 
the  sendon.    Hwaet  segst  thu  be  the  sylfum  ?    He  cwaeth :  23 

O  •  •  •  •  J 

Ic  eom  clypiendes  stem  on  westene,  Gerihtath  Dryhtnes 
weg,  swa  se  witega  Isaias  cwaeth.  And  tha  the  thaer  asende  24 
waeron,  tha  waeron  of  sundor-halgon.     And  hig  acsodon  23 
hine,  and   cwaedon   to   him  :  Hwi   fullast  thu,  gif  thu  ne 
eart    Crist,   ne    Eh'as,  ne   witega  ?      Iohannes    him    and-  26 
swarode  :  Ic  fullige  on  waetere :  to-myddes  eow  stod  the 
ge  ne  cunnon.     He  ys  the  aefter  me  toweard  ys,  se  waes  27 
geworden  beforan  me;  ne  eom  ic  wyrthe  thaet  ic  unbinde 
his  sceo-thwang.    Thas  thing  waeron  gewordene  on  Betha-  28 
ni'a  begeondan  Iordanen,  thaer  Iohannes  fullode. 

TIIYS  GEBYRATII  OX  THONE  VIII.  DAEG  GODES  AETYVVED- 
N  VSSE. 

Othre  daege  Iohannes  geseah  thone  Haelend  to  hym  cum-  29 
ende,  and  cwaeth;  Her  ys  Godes  Lamb;  her  ys  se  the 
deth  aweg  middan-eardcs  synne.    'Hies  ys  be  thnni  ie  saede,  30 
Aefter  me   cymth  wer  the   beforan   me  geworden  waes  : 

183 


IOHANNES  I. 

31  fort  ham  the  he  waes  a'er  thonne  ic.  And  ic  hyne  nyste ;  ac 
ic  com  and  fullode  on  wa'etere,  to  tham  thaet  he  waere  ge- 

saswutelod  on  Israhela  folce.  And  Iohannes  cythde  ge- 
witnesse,  cwethende  :  Thaet  ic  geseah  nyther-cumendne 
Gast  of  heofenum,  swa  swa   culfran,  and   wunode   ofer 

33  hyne.  And  ic  hyne  ne  cuthe  :  ac  se  the  me  sende  to 
fullianne  on  wa'etere,  he  cwaeth  to  me,  Ofer  thone  the  thu 
gesyhst  nyther-stigendne  Gast,  and  ofer  hyne  wuniendne 

34  thaet  ys  se  the  fullath  on  Halgum  Gaste.  And  ic  geseah, 
and  gewitnesse  cythde  thaet  thes  is  Godes  Sunu. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  Sc"e  ANDREAS  MAESSE-AEFEN. 

35  Eft  othre  daege  stod  Iohannes,  and  twegen  of  his  leorn- 

36  ing-cnyhtum  ;  and  he  cwaeth,  tha  he  geseah  thone  Haelend 
3"  gangende :    Her  ys   Godes   Lamb!      Tha  gehyrdon  bine 

twegen  leorning-cnyhtas  specende,  and  fylidon  tham  Hael- 

38  ende.  Tha  beseah  se  Haelend,  and  geseah  hig  hym  fyli- 
ende,  and  cwaeth  to  hym:  Hwaet  sece  gyt?  Hig  cwaedon 
to  hym  :  Rabbi  (thaet  ys  gecweden  and  gereht,  Lareow), 

39  hwar  eardast  thu  ?  He  cwaeth  to  hym :  Cumath  and  ge- 
seoth.  Hig  comon  and  gesawon  hwar  he  wunode,  and 
mid  hym  wunodon  on  tham  daege  :  hit  waes  tha  seo  teothe 

40  tid.     Andreas,  Simones  brother  Petres,  waes  other  of  tham 
4i  twam,  tha  gehyrdon  aet  Iohanne,  and  him  fyligdon.      Thes 

gemette  aerest  Simonem  his  brother,  and  cwaeth  to  him  : 

42  We  gemetton  Messiam,  thaet  is  gereht,  Crist.  And  hig 
gelaeddon  hine  to  tham  Haelende.  Tha  beheold  se  Hael- 
end hine,  and  cwaeth :  Thu  eart  Simon,  Ionan  sunu ;  thu 

43byst  genemned  Cephas,  thaet  ys  gereht,  Petrus.  On 
rnergen  he  wolde  faran  on  Galilea,  and  he  gemette  Phil- 

44  ippus  ;  and  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  Fylig  me.  Soth- 
lice  Philippus  wTaes  fram  Bethsaida,  Andreas  ceastre,  and 

♦5  Petres.  Philippus  gemette  Nathanahel,  and  cwaeth  to 
hym :  We  gemetton  thone  Haelend,  Iosepes  sunu,  of 
Nazareth, thone  wrat  Moyses  and  tha  witegan  on  thaere  afe. 

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IOHANNES   U. 

A  nd  Nathanahel  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Maeg  aenig  tiling  godes  46 
>eon  of  Nazareth  ?     Philippus  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Cum  and 
j'eseoh.       Tha  geseah   se   Haelend    Nathanahel    to  nym.47 
cumendne,  and  cwaeth  be  hym :  Her  ys   Israhelisc  wer, 
on  tham  nis  nan  facn.     Tha  cwaeth  Nathanahel  to  him  :  48 
Hwanon  cuthest  thu  me  ?     Tha   andswarode  se  Haelend, 
and  cwaeth  to  him :  Ic  geseah  the  tha  thu  waere  under  tham 
fic-treowe,  aertham  the  Philippus  the  clypode.    Hym  and-  49 
swarode  tha  Nathanahel,  and  thus  cwaeth :  Rabbi,  thu  eart 
Godes  Sunu,  and  thu  eartlsrahela  Cining.    Tha  cwaeth  se  50 
Haelend  to  hym :  Thu  gesyhst  mare  thonne  thissy :  fortham 
the  thu  gelyfdest,  tha  ic  cwaeth  thaet  ic  gesawe  the  under 
tham  fic-treowe.     And  he  saede  him  :  Soth  ic  secge  cow,  51 
ge  geseoth  opene  heofenas,  and  Godes  englas  up-stigende 
and  nj^ther-stigende  ofer  mannes  Sunu. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  OX  SUNNAN-DAEG,  THAERE  OTHRE 
WUCAN  OFER  EPIPHANIA  DOMINI. 

II.  On  tham  thryddan  daege  waeron  gifta  gewordene  on  1 
Chanaa  Galileae  ;  and  thaes  Haelendes  moder  waes  thaer  : 
sothlice  se  Haelend  and  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  waeron  ge-  2 
lathode  to  tham  giftum.    And  tha  thaet  win  geteorode,  tha  3 
cwaeth  thaes  Haelendes  moder  to  him  :  Hig  nabbath  win. 
Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  byre  :  La  wif,  hwaet  ys  me  and  4 
the?  gyt  min  tima  ne  com.     Tha  cwaeth  thaes  Haelendes  5 
moder  to  tham  rhenum :  Doth swa hwaet  swa he  eow  secge. 
Thar  waeron  sothlice  aset  syx  staenene  waeter-fatu,  aefter  6 
Iudea  geclaensunge,  aelc  waes  on  twegra  sestra  gemete, 
oththe  on  threora.     Tha  bead  se  Haelend  thaet  hig  tha  fatu  7 
mid  waetere  gefyldon.     And  hig  gefyldon  tha  oth  thone 
brerd.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Hladath  mi,  and  beratha 
thaere  dryhte-ealdre.      And  hig  namon.     Tha  se  dryhte-  0 
ealdor  thaes  wines  onbyrgde,  the  of  tham  waetert  geworden 
waes, he  nyste hwanon  hit  com:  (thatlienas  sothlice  wiston, 
the  thaet  waeter  hlodon  ;)  se  dryhte-ealdor  clypode  thone 
185  1 7 ' 


IOHANNES   II. 

obryd-guman,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Aelc  man  sylth  aerest 
god  win ;  and  thonne  hig  druncene  beoth,  thaet  the  wyrse 

1 1  by  th :  thu geheolde  thaet  gode  win  oth thys.  Thys  waes thaet 
forme  tacn  the  se  Haelend  worhte  on  Chanaa  Galileae, 
and  geswutelode  hys  wuldor  :  and  hys  leorning-cnyhtas 
gelyfdon  on  hine. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  TIIAERE  FEORTHAN  WUCAN 
INNAN  LENCTENE,  ON   MONAN-DAEG. 

i2Aefter  thysum  he,  and  his  moder,  and  his  gebrothru,  and 

his  leorning-cnyhtas,  foron  to  Capharnaum,  and  wunedon 
13  thaer  feawa  daga.  And  hyt  waes  neah  Iudea  Eastron, 
H  and  se  Haelend  for  to  Hierusalem,  and  gemette  on  tham 

temple  tha  the  sealdon  oxan  and  sceap  and  culfran,  and 
io  sittende  myneteras.     And  he  worhte  swi'pan  of  strengon, 

and  hig  ealle  of  tham  temple   adraf,  ge  sceap,  ge  oxan  ; 

and  he  ageat  thaera  mynetera  feoh,  and  towcarp  heora 
16  mysan  ;  and  saede  tham  the  tha  culfran  cypton :  Doth  thas 

thing  heonon  ;  ne  wyrce  ge  mines  Faeder  hus  to  mangung- 
.  7  huse.  Tha  gemundon  his  leorning-cnyhtas  thaet  the  awriten 
is  ys,  Thines  huses  anda  me  et.     Tha  andswaredon  him  tha 

ludeas,  and  cwaedon  :  Hwylc  tacn  aetywst  thu  us,  fortham 

19  the  thu  thas  thing  dest  ?  Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and 
cwaeth  :  Toweorpath  t.liis  tempel,  and  ic  hit  araere  binnan 

20  thrym  dagum.  Tha  ludeas  cwaedon  to  him :  This  tempel 
waes  getimbrod   on    six  and   feowertigum  wintrum,  and 

21  araerst  thu  hit  on  thrym  dagum  ?  Sothlice  he  hyt  cwaeth  be 

22  his  lichaman  temple.  Tha  he  of  deathe  aras,  tha  gemundon 
his  leorning-cnyhtas  thaet  he  hit  be  him  sylfum  cwaeth  : 
and  hig  gelyfdon  halgum  gewrite,  and  thaere  spraece  the 

23  se  Haelend  spraec.  Tha  he  waes  on  Hierusalem  on  Ea- 
stron, on  freols-daege,  manega  gelyfdon  on  his  naman,  tha 

2i  hig  gesawon  tha  tacna  the  he  worhte.     Se  Haelend  ne  ge- 
swutelode hine  sylfne   him,  fortham   he   cuthe  hig  ealle, 
25  and  fortham  him  naes  nan  thearf  thaet  aenis  man  saede 


IOHANNES    III. 

gewitnesse  be  men  :  he  wiste  witodlice  hwaet  waes  on 
men. 

THYS  GODSPEL  MAN  SCEAL  RAEDAN  OFER  EASTRON,  BE 

THAERE   RODE,  AND  EFT  OFER  PENTECOSTEN,  ON 

THONE  FORMAx\-SUNNAN-DAEG. 

III.   Sothlice  sum  Phariseisc  man  waes  genemned  Ni- 1 
chodeinus,  se  waes   Iudea  ealdor.     Thes  com  to  him  on  2 
niht,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Rabbi  (thaet  is,  Lareow),  we 
witon  thaet  thu  come  fram  Gode  :  ne  maeg  nan  man  thas 
tacn  wyrcan  the  thu  wyrcst,  buton  God  beo  mid  him.     Se  3 
Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Soth  ic  the  secge, 
Buton   hwa   bco  edniwan  gecenned,  ne   maeg  he  geseon 
Godes  rice.     Tha  cwaeth  Nichodemus  to  hym:  Hu  maeg  4 
man  beon  eft  acenned,  tlionne  he  byth  eald  ?  cwyst  thu 
maeg  he  eft  cuman   on  hys  moder  innoth,  and   beon   eft 
acenned  ?      Se   Haelend  hym  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  5 
Soth  ic  the  secge,  Buton  hwa  beo  ge-edcenned  of  waetere 
and  of  Halgum   Gaste,  ne   maeg  he   in-faran  on  Godes 
rice.     Thaet  the  acenned  is  of  flaesce,  thaet  is  flaesc  ;  and  6 
thaet  the  of  Gaste  is  acenned,  thaet  is  gast.  Ne  wundra  thu,  ? 
fortham  the  ic  saede  the,  Eow  gebyrath  thaet  ge  beon  acen- 
nede  edniwan.  Gast orethath  thaer  he  wile,  and  thu  gehyrst  s 
his  stefne,  and  thu  nast  hwanon  he  cymth,  ne  hwyder  he 
gaeth:  swa  is  aelc  the  acenned  is  of  Gaste.  Tha  andswarode  9 
Nichodemus,  and  cwaeth  :  Hu  magon  thas  thing  thus  ge- 
weorthan  ?     Se  Haelend  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  10 
Thu  eart  lareow  Israhela  folce,  and  thu  nast  thas  thing  ? 
Soth  ic  the  secge, Thaet  we  sprecath  thaet  we  witon, and  we  u 
cythath  thaet  we  gesawon  :  and  ge  ne  underfoth  ure  cyth- 
nesse.     Gyf  ic  eow  eorthlice  thing  saede,  and  ge  ne  ge-  19 
lyfath,  humeta  gelyfe  ge,  gif  ic  eow  heofcnlice  thing  secge  ? 
And  nan  man  ne  astihth  to  heofenum,  buton  se  the  nyther  13 
com  of  heofenum,  mannes  Sunu,  se  the  com  of  heofenum. 
And  swa   swa  Moyses    tha   naeddran  up-ahof  of  tham  14 


IOHANNES    III. 

westene,  swa  gebyrath  thaet  mannes  Sunu  beo  up-ahafen  : 
io  thaet  nan  thaeraneforweorthetheonhynegelyfth,achaebbe 
thaet  ece  h'f. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  OTHERNE  PENTECOSTENES  MAESSE-DAEG. 

jg  God  lufode   middan-eard,  swa   thaet  he    sealde   his  an- 

cennedan  Sunu,  thaet  nan  ne  forweorthe  the  on  hine  ge- 
n  lyfth,  ac  haebbe  thaet  ece  h'f.     Ne  sende  God  his  Sunu  on 

middan-eard,  thaet  he  demde  middan-earde  ;  ac  thaet  mid- 
i3  dan-eard  sy  gehaeled  thurh  hine.     Ne  bith  tham  gedemed 

the  on  hine  gelyfth  :  se  the  ne  gelyfth,  him  bith  gedemed  ; 

fortham  the  he  ne  gelyfde  on  thone  naman  thaes  an-cen- 
i9nedan  Godes  Sana.     Thaet  is  se  dom,  thaet  leoht  com  on 

middan-eard,  and  men  lufedon  thystro  swythor  thonne  thaet 
so  leoht:  heora  weorc  waeron  yfele.     Aelc  thnera  the  yfele 

dethj  hatath  thaet  leoht;  and  he  ne  cymth  to  leohte,  thaet  his 

21  weorc  ne  syn  gerihtlaehte.  Witodlice  se  the  wyrcth  soth- 
faestnysse  cymth  to  tham  leohte,  thaet  his  weorc  syn  ge- 

22  swutelode,  fortham  the  hig  synd  on  Gode  gedone.  Aefter 
thyssum  com  se  Haelend  and  his  leorning-cnyhtas  to 
Iudea-lancle,   and  wunede   thaer  mid  hym,   and  fullode. 

23  And  Iohannes  fullode  on  Enon  with  Sal/m,  fortham  the 
thaer  waeron  manega  waetro.     And  hig  togaedere  comon, 

24  and  waeron  gefullode.  Tha  gyt  naes  Iohannes  gedon  on 
cweartern. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  THRYDDAN 
WUCAN  OFER  EAST  RON. 

2/5  Tha  smeadon  Iohannes  leorning-cnyhtas  and  tha  Iudeas  be 

26  thaere  claensunge  :  and  comon  to  lohanne,  and  cwaedon 
to  him  :  Rabbi,  se  the  mid  the  waes  begeondan  Iordane, 
be  tham  thu  cythdest  gewitnesse,  nu  he  fullath,  and  ealle 

27  hig  cumath  to  him.  Iohannes  andwyrde,  and  cwaeth:  Ne 
maeg  man  nan  tiling  underfon,  buton  hit  beo  him  of  heof- 

28  enum  geseald.  Ge  sylfe  me  synd  to  gewitnesse,  thaet  ic 
sa'ede  :    Neom  ic   Crist,  ac  ic   eom  asend  beforan  hine. 


IOHANNES   IV. 

Se  the  bryde  hacfth,  seis  bryd-guma:  se  the  is  thaes  bryd-29 
guman  freohd,  and  stent  and   geh^rth   hyne,  mid  gefean 
he  geblissath  for  thaes  bryd-guman  stefne  :  thes  mi'n  gefea 
is  gefylled.     Hit  gebyrath   thaet  he  weaxe,  and  thaet  ic  30 
wanige.     Se  the  ufenan  com,  se  ys  ofer  ealle  :  se  the  of  31 
eorthan  ys,  se  sprycth  be  eorthan  :  se  the  of  heofone  com, 
se  ys  ofer  ealle.     And   he  cyth  thaet  he   geseah  and  ge-  32 
hyrde  ;  and  nan  man  ne  underfehth  his  cythnesse.     Soth-33 
lice  se  the  his  cythnesse  underfehth,  he  getacnath  thaet  God 
ys  sothfaestnes.     Se  the  God  sende  sprycth  Godes  word  :  34 
ne  sylth  God  thone  Gast  be  gemete.     Faeder  lufath  thone  35 
Sunu,  and  sealde  ealle  thing  on  his  hand.    Se  the  gelyfth  on  & 
Sunu,  se  haefth  ece  lif :  se  the  tham  Suna  is  ungeleaflull, 
ne  gesyhth  he  lif:  ac  Godes  yrre  wunath  ofer  hine. 

IV.  Tha  se  Haelend  wyste  thaet  tha  Pharisei  gehyrdon  1 
thaet  he  haefde  ma  leorning-cnyhta  thonne  Iohannes  (theah  2 
se  Haelend  ne  fullode,  ac  hys  leorning-cnyhtas),  tha  forlet  3 
he  Iudea-land,  and  for  eft  on  Galilea.  Hym  gebyrede  4 
thaet  he  sceolde  faran  thurh  Samaria-land.  Witodlice  he  5 
com  on  Samarian  cestre,  the  ys  genemned  Sychar,  neah 
tham  tune  the  Iacob  sealde  losepe  his  suna.  Thaer  waes  6 
Iacobes  wyll. 

THYS  SCEAL  OX  FRIGE  DAEG,  ON  THAERE  III.  LENGTEN- 
WUCaN. 

S  ■  Haelend  saet  aet  tham  wylle,  t.lia  he  waes  werig  gegan  : 
and  hit  waes  mid-daeg.     Tha  com  thaer  an  wif  of  Sama-  7 
ria,  wolde  waeter  feccan  :  tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  tc  hyre  : 
Syle  me   drincan.     (Hys  leorning-cnyhtas  ferdon   tha  to  a 
thaere  ceastre,woldon  him  mete  bicgan.)   Thacwaetn  thaet  9 
Samaritanisce  wif  to  hym :  Humeta  bitst  thu  aet  mc  drinc- 
an,  thonne    thu   eart   Iudeisc,   and  ic   eom   Samaritanisc 
wif  ?  ne  brucath  Iudeas  and  Samaritanisce  metes  aetgae- 
dere.     Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend,  and  cwaeth  to  hyre  :  10 
Gif  thu  wistest  Godes  gyle,  and  hwaet  se  is  the  cwyth  to 


IOHANNES   IV. 

the,  SyJe  me  drincan ;  witodlice  thu  baede  hine  thaet  he 
11  sealde  the  lifes  waeter.  Tha  cwaeth  thaet  wi'f  to  hym :  Leof- 

ne,  thu  naefst  nan  thing  mid  to  hladenne,  and  thes  pytt  ys 
(2  deop  :  hwanon  haefst  thu  lifes  waeter  ?     Cwyst  thu  thaet 

thu  sig  maerra  thonne  ure  faeder  Iacob,  se  the  us  thisne  pytf. 

sealde,  and  he,  and  his  beam,  and  his  nytenu  of  thai* 
13  druncon  ?     Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend,  and  cwaeth  ta 

hyre:  Aelcne  thaera  thyrst  eft  the  of  thysum  waeter  drincth* 
i4  witodlice  aelc  thaera  the  drincth  of  tham  waetere  the  ic  hinx 

sylle,  bith  on  him  will  forth-raesendes  waeteres  on  ece  lif 
is  Tha  cwaeth  thaet  wif  to  him :  Hlaford,  syle  me  thaet  waeter^ 
i6  thaet  me  ne  thyrste,  ne  ic  ne  thurfe  her  feccan.   Tha  cwaeth 

se  Haelend  to  hyre  :  Ga,  clypa  thinne  ceorl,  and  cum 
nhider.     Tha  andwyrde  thaet  wif,  and  cwaeth  :  Naebbe  ie 

naenne  ceorl.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hyre  :  Wei  thu 
is  cwaede,  thaet  thu  naefst  ceorl :  Witodlice  thu  haefdest  fi'f 

ceorlas,  and  se  the  thu  nu  haefst  nis  thin  ceorl :  aet  tham  thu 

19  saedest  soth.    Tha  cwaeth  thaet  wif  to  him :  Leof,  thaes  the 

20  me  thincth,  tliu  eart  witega.  Ure  faederas  hig  gebaedon 
on  t.hyssere  dune  ;  and  ge  secgath,  thaet  on  Hierusalem  sy 

21  seo  stow  thaet  man  on  gebidde.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to 
hyre  :  La  wif,  gelyf  me  thaet  seo  ti'd  cymth,  thonne  ge  ne 
gebiddath  Faeder,  ne  on  thissere  dune,  ne  on  Hierusalem. 

'.'2  Ge  gebiddath  triaet  ge  nyton  :  we  gebiddath  thaet  we  witon ; 
2:5  fortham  the  hael  is  of  Iudeum.      Ac  seo  tid  cymth,  and  nu 

ys,  thonne  sothe  gebed-men  gebiddath  Faeder  on  gaste  and 

on  sothfaestnysse  :  witodlice  Faedersecth  swylce  the  hyne 
24gebiddon.      Gast  ys  God  :  and  tham  the  hyne  gebiddath, 

gebyrath  thaet  hig  gebiddon  on  gaste  and  on  sothfaestnysse. 
&  Thaet  wif  cwaeth  to  hym:  Ic  wat  thaet  Messias  cymth,  the 

is  genemned  Crist:  thonne  he'cymth,  he  cyth  us  ealle  thing 

26  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  hyre :  Ic  hit  eom,  the  with  the  sprece. 

27  And  thaer-rihte  comon  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  and  hig  wun- 
dredon  thaet  he  with  thaet  wif  spraec  ;  thcah  heora  nan  ne 


lOHAJNJN'ES    IV. 

cwaeth,  Hwaet  secst  thu  ?  oththe,  Hwaet  sprycst  thu  with 
hig?  Witodlice  thaet  wif  forlet  hyrewaeter-faet,andeodeto  28 
thaere  byrig,  and  cwaeth  to  tham  mannum  :  Cumath,  and  29 

geseoth  thone  man,  the  me  saede  ealle  tha  thing  the  ic  dyde : 
cwethe  ge  ys  he  Crist?    Tha  eodon  hig  ut  of  thaere  byrig,  30 
and  comon  to  him.     On-o-emano;  tham  his  leorning-cnihtas  31 
hine  baedon,  and  thus  cwaedon  :  Lareow,  et.     Tha  cwaeth  a 
he  to  him  :  Ic  haebbe  thone  mete  to  etanne  the  ge  nyton. 
Tha  cwaedon  his  leorning-cnyhtas  him  betweonan,  Hwae-33 
ther  aenig  man  him  mete  brohte  ?    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  34 
to  hym :  Min  mete  ys  thaet  ic  wyrce  thaes  willan  the  me 
sende,  thaet  ic  fullfremme  his  weorc.     Hu  ne   secge  ge,  33 
Thaet  nu  gyt  synd  feower  monthas  aer  man  rypan  maege  ? 
nu  ic  eow  secge,  Hebbath  up  eowre  eagan,  and  geseoth 
thas  eardas,  thaet  hig  synd  scire  to  rypanne.     And  se  the  36 
rypth  nymth  mede,and  gaderath  waestm  onecum  life :  thaet 
aetgaedere  geblission,  se  the  saewth  and  se  the  rypth.     On  37 
thyson  ys  witodlice  soth  word,  Fortham  other  ys  se  the 
saewth ,  other  ys  se  th  e  rypth .  Ic  sende  eow  to  rypanne  thaet  38 
thaet o-e ne beswuncon :  othre swuncon, and  ge eodon onheora 
geswinc.  Witodlice  manega  Samaritanisce  of  thaere  ceastre  39 
gelyfdon  on  hine,  for  thaes  wifeswordum,the  be  him  cythde, 
Thaet  he  saede  me  ealle  tha  thing  the  ic  dyde .  Tha  tha  Sama-  40 
ritaniscan  comon  to  hym,  hig  gebaedon  hyne  thaet  he  wun- 
ode  thaer  :  and  he  wunode  thaer  twegen  dagas.     And  my-  41 
cele  ma  gelyfdon  for  his  spaece  ;  and   cwaedon  to  tham  +1 
wife  :  Ne  gelyfe  we  na  for  thinre  spraecc  :  we  sylfe  gehyr- 
don,  and  we  witon  thaet  he  is  soth  middan-eardes  Haelend. 
Sothlice   aefter  twam  dagon  he  ferde  thanone,  and  for  to  43 
Galilea.     Se   Haelend  sylf  cythde  gewitnesse,  thaet  nan  44 
witega  naefth  nanne  wcorthscype  on  hys   agenum  earde. 
Tha  he  com  to  Galileam,  tha  underfengon  hig  hine,  tha  hig  a, 
gesawon  ealle  tha  thing  the  he  worhte  on  Hierusalem  on 
freols-dae^e  :  and  hig  comon  to  tham  freols-daege.     And  m 


IOHAJNiNES    V. 

he  com  eft  to  Clianaa  Galileae,  thaer  he  worhte  thaet  win 

of  w  act  ere. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  OFER  PENTECOSTEN,  ON  THAERE 
AN  AND  TWENTYGOTHAN  WUCAN  ON  SUNNAN-DAEG. 

Sum  under-cyning  waes  thaes  sunu  waes  gesyclod  on  Ca- 

i7  pharnaum.     Tha  tha  se  gehyrde  thaet  se  Haeiend  for  fram 

Iudea  to  Galilea,  he  com  to  him,  and  baed  hine  thaet  he 

fore,  and  gehaelde  his  sunu  :  sothlice  he  laeg  aet  forth-fore. 

48  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haeiend  to  him  :  Buton  ge  tacna  and  fore- 

49beacna  geseon,  ne  gelyfe  ge.     Tha  cwaeth  se  under-cing 

50  to  hym  :    Dryhten,  far  aer  min  sunu    swelte.      And  se 
Haeiend  cwaeth  :  Ga,  thin  sunu  leofath.    Tha  eode  he,  and 

51  gelyfde  thaere  spraece  the  se  Haeiend  him  saede.    Tha  he 
for,  tha  union  his  theowas  ongean  hine,  and  saedon,  Thaet  his 

5-2  sunu  lyfode.     Tha  acsode  he  to  hwylcum  timan  him  bet 

waere.  And  hig  saedon  him,  Gyrstan-daeg,  to  thaere  seo- 
53  fethan  tide,  se  fefer  hyne  forlet.     Tha  ongeat  se  faeder  thaet 

hy  t  waes  on  thaere  tide  the  se  Haeiend  cwaeth,  Thin  sunuleof- 
64  ath.     And  he  gelyfde,  and  eal  his  hiwraeden.     Se  Haeiend 

worhte  thys  taccn  eft  othre  sithe,  tha  he  com  fram  Iudea- 

lande  to  Galilea 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  OX  FPJGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FOR- 
MAN  LENCTEN -WUCAN. 

V.   Aefter  thyssum  waes  Iudea  freols-daeg,  and  se  Hael- 

2  end  for  to  Hierusalem.  On  Hierusalem  ys  an  mere,  se 
is  genemned  on  Ebreisc  Betzaida  ;  se  mere  haefth  fif  por- 

3  ticas.  On  tham  porticon  laeg  mycel  maenigeo  geadledra, 
blindra,  and  healtra,  and  forscruncenra,  and  ge-anbide- 
don  thaes  waetercs  styrunge.  Dryhtenes  engel  com  to  his 
timan  on  thone  mere,  and  thaet  waeter  waes  astyred  :  and 
se  the  rathost  com  on  thone  mere,  aefter  thaes  waeteres  styr- 
unge, wearth  gehaeled   fram  swa  hwylcere   untrumnysse 

.>  swa  he  on  waes.     Thaer  waes  sum  man  eahta  and  thrittig 
(  wintra  on  his  untrumnysse.    Tha  se  Haeiend  geseah  thysne 


IOHANNES   V. 

)icgan,and  wiste  thaet  he  lange  hwyle  thar  waes,  tha  cwaeth 
he  to  him :  Wylt  thu  hal  beon  ?    Tha  andswarode  se  seoca  7 
him,  and  cwaeth :  Dryhten,  ic  naebbe  naenne  man  thaet  me 
do  on  thone  mere,  thonne  thaet  waeter  astyred  bith :  thonne 
ic  cume,  thonne  bith  other  beforan  me.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Hael-  s 
end  to  him  :   Ari's,  nim  thin  bed,  and  ga.     And  se   man  9 
waes  sona  hal ;  and  he  nam  his  bed,  and  eode.     Hyt  waes 
reste-daegon  tham  daege.  Tha  cwaedon  tha  Iudeas  to  tham  10 
the  thaer  gehaeled  waes:  Hit  is  reste-daeg :  nis  the  alyfed 
thaet  thu  thin  bed  bere.    He  andswarode  him,  and  cwaeth  :  11 
Se  the  me  gehaelde,  se  cwaeth  to  me,  Nim  thin  bed,  and  ga. 
Tha  acsedon  hig  hine,  Hwaet  se  man  waere,  the  the  saede,  12 
Nim  thin  bed,  and  ga?     Se  the  thaer  gehaeled  waes  nyste  13. 
hwa  hyt  waes  :  se  Haelend  sothlice  beah  fram  thaere  ge- 
gaderunge.      Aefter  tham    se  Haelend   hine  gemette   on  h 
tham  temple,  and  cwaeth  to  hym :  Nu,  thu  eart  hal  geword- 
en,  ne   synga  thu,  thy-laes  the  en  sumum  thingum  wyrs 
getide.     Tha  for  se  man,  and  cydde  hit  tham  Iudeum,  thaet  15 
hit  waes  se  Haelend  the  hyne  haelde.    Fortham  tha  Iudeas  16 
ehton  thone  Haelend,  fortham  the  he  dyde  thas  thing  on 
reste-daege. 

THYS  GODSPRL  SCEAL  ON  THUNRE8-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
fEORTHAN  LENCTEN -WUCAN. 

Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend  hym,  and  cwaeth  :  Min  Faeder  17 
tvyrcth  oth  this  nu  gj^t,  and  ic  wyrce.  Thaes  the  ma  tha  Iu-  is 
deas  sohton  hine  to  ofsleanne,  naes  na  for  tham  anum  the 
he  thone  reste-daeg  braec,  ac  for  tham  the  he  cwaeth  t.ljaet 
God  waere  his  Faeder,  and  hyne  sylfne  dyde   Gode  ge- 
li'cne      Witodlice  se  Haelend  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  19 
him     Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Ne  maeg  se  Sunu  nan  thing  don, 
buron  thaet  he  gesyhth  his  Faeder  don  ;  tha  thing  the  he 
wyrcth,  se  Sunu  wyrcth  gelice.     Se  Faeder  lufath  thone  20 
Sunu,  and  geswutelath  him  ealle  tha  thing  the  he  wyrcth, 

and  maran  weorc  thonne  thas  s^n  he  geswutelath  him,  thaet 
103  18 


IOHANNES  V. 

21  ge  wundrion.     Swa  se  Faeder  awecth  tha  deadan,  and  ge- 

22  liffaest,  swa  eac  se  Sunu  geliffaest  tha  the  he  wyle.  Ne  se 
Faeder  ne  demth  nanum  menn,  ac  he  sealde  aelcne  dom 

23  tham  Suna;  thaet  ealle  arwurthion  thone  Sunu,  swa  swa  hig 
arwurthiath  thone  Faeder.  Se  the  ne  arwurthath  thone  Sunu, 

24  ne  arwurthath  he  thone  Faeder  the  hine  sende.  Sothicsecge 
cdw, thaet  se  the  min  word  gehyrth,  and  thamgelyfththeme 
sende,  se  haefth  ece  lif,  and  ne  cymth  aet  tham  dome,  ac 

m  faerth  fram  deathe  to  life.  Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet seo  tid 
cymth  and  nu  ys,  thonne  tha  deadan  gehyrath  Godes  Suna 

36  stefne  :  and  tha  lybbath  the  hig  gehyrath.  Swa  se  Faeder 
haefth  Iff  on  him  sylfum,  swa  he  sealde  tham  Suna  thaet  he 

27  haefde  lif  on  him  sylfum  ;  and  sealde  him  anweald  thaet 

as  he  moste  deman,  fortham  the  he  is  mannes   Sunu.     Ne 

wundrion  ge  thaes,  thaet  seo  tid  cymth,  thaet  ealle  gehyrath 

29  his  stefne  the  on  byrgenum  synd :  and  tha  the  god  worhton, 
farath  on  lifes  a'ereste  ;  and  tha  the  yfel  dydon,  on  domes 
aereste. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THURS-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  OTI1RE  LENCTEN- 
WUCAN. 

30  Ne  maeg  ic  nan  thing  don  fram  me  sylfum :  ic  deme  swa 
swa  ic  gehyre ;  and  min  dom  is  ryht ;    fortham  ic  ne  sece 

31  minne  willan,  ae  thaes  the  me  sende.     Gif  ic  gewitnesse  be 

32  me  cythe,  min  gewitnes  nis  soth.  Other  is,  se  the  cyth 
gewitnesse  be  me,  and  ic  wat  thaet  seo  cythnes  is  soth  the 

33  he  cyth  be  me.     Ge  sendon  to  Iohanne,  and  he  cythde 

34  sothfaestnesse   gewitnesse.     Ic  ne   onfo  gewitnesse  fram 

35  men  ;  ac  thas  thing  ic  secge,  thaet  ge  syn  hale.  He  waes 
byrnende    leoht-faet,   and    lyhtende:     ge    woldon    sume 

36hwile  geblissian  on  his  leohte.  Ic  haebbe  maran  gewit- 
nesse thonne  Iohannes  :  witodlice  tha  weorc  the  Faeder  me 
sealde,  thaet  ic  hig  fullfremme,  tha  weorc  the  ic  wyrce, 

37  cythath  gewitnesse  be  me,  thaet  Faeder  me  asende :  and  se 
Faeder  the  me  sende  cyth  gewitnesse  be  me.    Ne  ge  naefre 

191 


10HANNES   VI. 

his  stefne  ne  gehyrdon,  ne  ge  his  hiw  ne  gesawon.     And  aa 
ge  nabbath  his  word  on  eow  wunigende  ;  fortham  the  ge 
ne  gelyfath  tham  the  he  sende.  Smeageath  halige  gewritu  : 
fortham  the  ge  wenath  thaet  ge  habbon  ecelif  on  tham:  and 
hig  synd  the  gevvitnesse  cythath  be  me.     And  ge  nellath  40 
cuman  to  me,  thaet  ge  habbon  lif.     Ne  underfo  ic  nane  41 
beorhtnesse  aet  mannum.     Ac  ic  gecneow  eow,  thaet  ge  4? 
nabbath   Godes  lufe   on  eow.     Ic  com  on  mines  Faeder  43 
naman,  and  ge  me  ne  underfengon  :  gyf  other  cymth  on 
his  agenum  naman,   hyne  ge  underfoth.      Hu  mage   ge  44 
gelyfan,  the    eow    betweonan  wuldor  underfoth,  and   ne 
secath  thaet  wuldor  the  ys  fram  Gode  sylfum.     Ne  we'ne  45 
ge  thaet  ic  eow  wrege  to  Faeder :  se  ys  the  eow  wregth, 
Moyses,  on  thone  ge  gehyhtath.    Witodlice  gif  ge  gelyfdon  46 
Moyse,  ge  gelyfdon  eac  me  :  sothlice  he  wrat  be  me.     Gif  47 
ye  his  stafum  ne  gelyfath,  hu  gelyfe  ge  minum  wordum  ? 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  MID-LENCTENES  SUNNAN-DAEG. 

VI.  Aefter  thyssum  for  se  Haelend  ofer  tha  Galik  isonn  t 
sa'e,  seo  ys  Tiberiadis.     And  him  fylide  mycel  foL~,  for- a 

tham  the  nig  wsawon  tha  tacna  the  he  worhte  on  tham  the 

•  •00 

waeron  geuntrumode.       Witodlice   se   Haelend    astah   on  3 
anne  munt,  and  saet  thaer  mid  hys  leorning-cnyhtum.    Hyt  4 
waes  gehende  Eastron,  Iudea  freols-daege.  Tha  se  Haelend  5 
his  eagan  up-ahof,  and  geseah  thaet  micel  folc  com  to  him, 
he  cwaeth  to  Philippe  :  Hwaer  bicge  we  hlafas,  thaet  thas 
eton  ?    Thaet  he  cwaeth  his  fandigende  :  he  wiste  hwaet  he  6 
don  wolde.  Thaandwyrde  Philippus,  and  cwaeth :  Nabbath  7 
hig   genoh  on   twegra   hundred   penega  weorthe   hlafes, 
thaet  aelc  sumne  dael  nyme.     Tha  andwyrde  him  an  hys  8 
leorning-enyhta,  Andreas,  Simones  brother  Petres  :    Her  9 
is  an  cnapa,  the  haefth  fif  berene  hlafas,  and  twegen  fixas  ; 
ac  hwaet  synd  tha  thing  betweox  swa  manegum  mannum  ? 
Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Doth  thaet  thas  men  sitton.     On  10 
thaere  stowe  waes  mycel  gaers.  Thaer  saeton  tha  swylce  fif 


IOHANNES   VI. 

11  thusendo  manna.  Se  Haelend  nam  tha  hlafas,  and  thane- 
wyrthlice  dyde,  and  hig  todaelde  tham  sittendum;  and  eall- 

12  swa  of  tham  fixum,  swa  mj  sel  swa  hig  woldon.  Tha  hig 
fulle  waeron,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  his  leorning-cnyhtum  : 
Gaderiath  tha  brytsena  the  thar  to  lafe  waeron,  thaet  hig  ne 

islosion.     Hig  gegaderodon,  and  fyldon  twelf  wylian  fulle 

thaerabrytsena  of  tham  the  tha  laefdoii,  tjie  of  tham  fif  beren- 
u  an  hlafon  aeton.     Tha  men  cwaedon,  tha  hig  gesawon  thaet 

he  thaet  tacen  worhte,  Thaet  thes  ys  sothlice  witega  the  on 
15  middan-eard  cymth.  Tha  se  Haelend  wiste  thaet  hig  woldon 

cuman,  and  hyne  gelaeccan,  and  to  cynge  don,  tha  fleah 
n  he  ana  up  on  thone  munt.     *     *     *     And  tha  hig  eodon 

on  scyp,  hig  comon  ofer  tha  sa'e  to  Capharnaum.  Hyt 
is  wearth  tha  thystre,  and  se  Haelend  ne  com  to  him.    Mycel 

19  wind  bleow,  and  hyt  waes  hreoh  sa'e.  Witodlice  tha  hig 
haefdon  gerowen  swylce  twentig  furlanga  oththe  thryttig, 
tha  gesawon  hig  thone  Haelend  uppan  thaere  sa'e  gan,  and 
thaet  he  waes  gehende  tham  scype  :  and  hig  him  ondredon. 

20  He  cwaeth  tha  to  him  :  Ic  hyt  eom  :  ne  ondraedath  eow. 

21  Hig  woldon  hyne  niman  on  thaet  scyp  :  and  sona  thaet  scyp 

22  waes  aet  tham  lande  the  hig  woldon  to  faran.  Sothlice  othre 
daege,seo  maenegeo,the  stod  begeondan  tham  mere,geseah 
thaet  thaer  naes  buton  an  scyp, and  thaet  se  Haelend  ne  eode 
on    scyp   mid    his    leorning-cnyhtum,    ac    his    leorning- 

23  cnyhtas  sylfe  ana  foron  ;  othre  scypu  comon  fram  Tiberi- 
ade  with  tha  stowe  thar  hig  thone  hlaf  aeton,  Dryhtne 

24  thanciende  :  tha  seo  maenigo  geseah  thaet  se  Haelend  thar 
naes,  ne  his  leorning-cnyhtas,  tha  eodon  hig  on  scipu,  and 

2.5  comon  to  Capharnaum,  sohton  thone  Haelend.  And  tha 
hig  gemetton  hyne  begeondan  tham  mere,  hig  cwaedon  to 

26  hym  :  Lareow,  hwaenne  com  thu  hider  ?  Se  Haelend 
hym  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Soth  ic  secge  eow,  ne  sece 
ge  me  fortham  the  ge  tacnu  gesawon,  ac  fortham  the  ge 
aeton  of  tham  hlafon,  and  synd  fulle. 


JOHANNES   VI. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FORMAN  WUCAN 
AEFTER  EPIPHANIA  DOMINI. 

Ne  wyrcath  aeft er  tham  mete  trie  forwyrth ,  ac  aefter  tham  the  27 
thurhwunath  on  ecelif,  thone  mannes  Sunueowsylth:  thone 
God   Faeder  getacnode.     Hig  cwaedon  to  him  :  Hwaet  28 
do  we  thaet  we  wyrceon  Godes  weorc  ?     Tha  andswarode  29 
se  Haelend,  and  cwaeth  to  him :  Thaet  is  Godes  weorc,  thaet 
ge  gelyfon  on  thone  the  he  sende.  Tha  cwaedon  hig:  Hwaet  30 
dest  thu  to  tacne,  thaet  we  geseon,  and  gelyfon  thaet  thu  hit 
wyrce.     Ure  faederas  aeton  heofonlicne  mete  on  westene  ;  31 
swa  hit  awriten  is,  He  sealde  him  etan  hlaf  of  heofone. 
Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him :  Soth  ic  secge  eow,  ne  sealde  32 
Moyses  eow  hlaf  of  heofenum,  ac  mi'n  Faeder  eow  sylth 
sothne  hlaf  of  heofenum.    Hit  is  Godes  hlaf  the  of  heofene  33 
com,  and  sylth  middan-earde  li'f.     Hig  cwaedon  to  him  :  34 
Dryhten,  syle  us  thysne  hlaf.     Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  35 
Ic  eom  lifes  hlaf:  ne  hingrath  thone  the  to  me  cymth ;  and 
ne  thyrst  thone  naefre  the  on  me  gelyfth.    Ac  ic  eow  saede,  36 
Thaet  ge  gesawon  me,  and  ne  gelyfdon.    Eall  thaet  Faeder  37 
me  sylth  cymth  to  me  ;  and  ic  ne  weorpe  ut  thone  the  to 
me  cymth.     Fortham  the  ic  ne  com  of  heofenum  thaet  ic  38 
minne  willan  do,  ac  thaes  willan  the  me  sende.     Thaet  ys  39 
thaes  Faeder  willan  the  me  sende,  thaet  ic  nan  thing  ne  for- 
leose  of  tham  the  he  me  sealde,  ac  awecce  thaet  on  tham 
ytemestan  daege.  This  is  mines  Faeder  willa  the  me  sende,  40 
th  aet  aelc  the  thone  Sunu  gesyhth,and  on  nine  gelyfth ,  haebbe 
ece  li'f :  and  ic  hine  awecce  on  tham  ytemestan  daege.  Tha  41 
murcnodon  tha  Iudeas  be  him,  fortham  the  he  cwaeth,  Ic 
ei-MTi  hlaf  the  of  heofenum  com.     And  hig  cwaedon  :  Hu  42 
nys  thys  se  Haelend,  Iosepes  sunu,  we  cunnon  his  faeder 
and  his  moder  ?  humeta  segth  thes,  Ic  com  of  heofenum  ? 
Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :    Ne  4s 
murcniath  eow  betweonan 

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IOHANNES   VI. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAEEE  PENTECOST- 
ENES  WUCAN. 

44  Ne  maeg  nan  man  cuman  to  me,  buton  se  Faecler  the  me 
sende  hyne  teo :  and  ic  hine  ara'ere   on  tham  ytemestan 

45  daege.  On  thaere  witegena  boeum  is  awriten,  Ealle  eath- 
laere  beoth  Godes.     Aelc   the   gehyrde   aet  Faeder,  and 

4oleornode,   cymth  to  me.     Ne  geseah  nan  man   Faeder, 
4-  buton  se  the  is  of  Gode,  se  gesyhth  Faeder.    Soth  ic  secge 

48  eow,  Se  haefth  ece  Iff,  the  on  me  gelyfth.     Ic  eom  lifes 

49  hlaf.     Ure  faederas  aeton  heofonlicne  mete  on  westene, 

50  and  hig  synd  deade.     This  is  se  hlaf  the  of  heofonum  com, 

51  thaet  ne  swelte  se  the  of  him  ytt.  Ic  eom  lybbende  hlaf 
the  of  heofonum  com  :  swa  hwa  swa  ytt  of  thyson  hlafe, 
he  leofath  on  ecnysse  :  and  se  hlaf  the  ic  sylle  is  min  flaesc, 

52  for  middan-eardes  life.  Tha  Iudeas  fliton  him  betweon- 
an,  and  cwaedon  :  Hu  maeg  thes  his  flaesc  us  syllan  to 

53  etanne  ?     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him  : 

THYS  SCEAL  ANUM  DAEGE  AER  PALM-SUNNAN-DAEGE. 

Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Naebbe  ge  li'f  on  eow,  buton  ge  eton 

54  mannes  Suna  flaesc,  and  his  blod  drincon.  Se  haefth  ece 
li'f,  the  ytt  min  flaesc,  and  drincth  min  blod ;  and  ic  hine 

55  ara'ere  on  tham  ytemestan  daege.     Sothlice  min  flaesc  is 

56  mete,  and  min  blod  is  drinc.     Se  the  ytt  min  flaesc,  and 
5?  drincth  min  blod,  he  wunath  on  me,  and  ic  on  him.     Swa 

swa  lybbende  Faeder  me  sende,  and  ic  lybbe  thurh  Faeder  ; 

58  and  se  the  me  ytt,  he  leofath  thurh  me.  This  is  se  hlaf  the  of 
heofonum  com  :  na  swa  swa  ure  faederas  aeton  heofon- 
licne mete,  and  deade  waeron  ;  se  the  ytt  thysne  hlaf,  he 

59  leofath  on  ecnysse.     Thas  thing  he  saede  on  gesamnunge, 

60  tha  he  laerde  on  Capharnaum.  Manega  his  leorning- 
cnyhta  cwaedon,  tha  hig  this  gchyrdon  :  Heard  is  theos 

6i  spraec  ;  hwa  maeg  hig  gehyran  ?     Tha  wiste  se  Haelend 

thaet  his  leorning-cnyhtas  murcnedon  betweox  him  sylfum 

,62  be  thysum,  and  he  cwaeth  to  him :  Thaet  eow  beswicth  ?  gif 


IOHANNES   VII. 

ge  geseoth  mannes  Sunu  astigendne  thaer  he  aer  waes  ? 
Gast  is  se  the  geliffaest ;  flaesc  ne  fremath  nan  thing  :  tha  63 
word  the  ic  eow  saede  synd  gast  and  lif.     Ac  sume  ge  ne  64^ 
gelyfath.     Witodlice  se  Haelend  wiste  fram  fruman  hwaet 
tha  gelyfendan   waeron,  and  hwa  hine   belaewan  wolde. 
And  he  cwaeth  :  Forthig  ic  eow  saede,  thaet  nan  man  ne  65 
maeg  cuman  to  me,  buton    min   Faeder  hit   him   sylle. 
Syththan  manega  his  leorning-cnyhta  cyrdon  on-baec,  and  66 
ne  eodon  mid  him.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  tham  twelf-^67 
um  :  Cwethe  ge  wylle  ge  fram  me  ?     Tha  andwyrde  him  68 
Simon  Petrus,  and  cwaeth  :   Dryhten,  to  hwam  ga  we  ? 
thu  haefst  eces  lifes  word.     And  we  gelyfath,  and  witon69 
thaet  thu  eart  Crist,  Godes  Sunu.     Se  Haelend  him  and-70 
swarode,  and  cwaeth :  Hu  ne  geceas  ic  eow  twelfe,  and 
eower  an  ys  deofol  ?     He  hyt  cwaeth  be  Iuda  Scariothe  :  71 
thes  hine  belaewde,  tha  he  waes  an  thaera  tweifa. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  TYWES  DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FIFTAN  WUCAN 
INNAN  LENCTENE. 

VII.  Syththan  for  se  Haelend  to  Galilea:  he  nolde  faran.  1 
to  Iudea,  fortham  the  tha  Iudeas  hyne  sohton,  and  woldon 
hyne    ofslean.       Hit   waes    gehende    Iudea   freols-daege.  2 
His  brothro  cwaedon  to  him  :    Far  heonon,  and  ga  on  3 
Iudea-land,  thaet  thine  leorning-cnyhtas  geseon  tha  weorc 
the  thu  wyrcst.    Ne  deth  nan  man  nan  thing  on  diglum,  ac  4 
secth  thaet  hit  open  sy.    Gif  thu  thas  thing  dest,  geswutela 
the  sylfne   middan-earde.      Witodlice  ne   his   magas   nes 
gelyfdon  on  hyne.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Gyt;<j 
ne  com  min  tid  :  eower  tid   ys  symle  gearu.     Ne  maeg  7 
middan-eard  eow  hatian  ;  ac  he  hatath  me,  fortham  ic  cythe 
gewitnesse  be  him,  thaet  his  weorc  synd  yfele.     Fare  ge  8 
to  thison  freols-daege :  ic  ne  fare  to  thison  freols-daege  : 
foruxdm  min  tid  nys  gyt  gefylled.     He  wunode  on   Gali-9 
lea,  tha  he  thas  thing  saede.    Eft  tha  his  brothru  foron,  tha  10 
for  he  eac  to  tJiam  freols-daege,  naes  na  openlice,  ac  di- 


IOHANNES   VII. 

ugollice.     Tha  Iudeas  hyne  sohton  on  tham  freols-daege, 

12  and  cwaedon  :  Hwar  ys  he  ?  And  mycel  gehlyd  waes 
on  thaere  maenio  be  him  :  sume  cwaedon  :  He  ys  god  : 

13  othre  cwaedon  :  JNe'se  ;  ac  he  beswi'cth  this  folc.  Theah- 
hwaethere  ne  spaec  nan  man  openlice  be  him,  for  thaera 
Iudea  ege. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  MYD-LENCTENE3  WUCAN,  ON  TYWES- 
DAEG. 

h  Tha  hit  waes  mid-daeg  thaes  freols-daeges,  thaeode  se  Hael- 
15  end  into  tham  temple,  and  laerde.    And  tha  Iudeas  wundre- 

don,  and  cwaedon :  Humeta  can  thes  stafas,  thonne  he 
i6  ne  leornode  ?  Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  : 
17  Min  lar  nis  na  min,  ac  thaes  the  me  sende.     Gyf  hwa  wyle 

his  willan  don,  he  gecnaewth  be  thaere  lare,  hwaether  heo 
issig  of  Gode,  hwaether  the  ic  be  me  sylfum  spece.     Se  the 

be  him  sylfum  sprycth  secth  his  agen  wuldor  :  se  the  secth 

thaes  wuldor  the  hyne  sende,  se  is  sothfaest,  and  nis  nan  un- 
i9  rihtwisnys  on  him.     Hu  ne  sealde  Moyses  eow  a'e,  and 

eower  nan  ne  healt  tha  a'e  ?    Hwi  sece  ge  me  to  ofsleanne  ? 

20  Tha  andswarode  seo  maenio,  and  cwaeth :  Deofol  the  sticath 

21  on  :  hwa  secth  the  to  ofsleanne  ?  Tha  andswarode  s& 
Haelend,  and  cwaeth  to  him :  An  weorc  ic  worhte,  and 

suealle  ge  wundriath.  Forthy  Moyses  eow  sealde  ymb- 
snydenysse,  naes  na  forthig  the  heo  of  Moyse  sy,  ac  of 

23  faederon ;  and  on  reste-daege  ge  ymb-snithath  mann  ;  thaet 
Moyses  a'e  ne  sy  toworpen ;  and  ge  belgath  with  me,  for- 

24  tliam  the  ic  gehaelde  aenne  man  on  reste-daege.    Ne  de'me 

25  ge  be  ansyne,  ac  demath  rihtne  dom.  Sume  cwaedon,  tha 
the  waeron  of  Ierusalem :  Hu  nis  this  se  the  hig  secath  to 

26  ofsleanne  ?  And  nu  he  spycth  openlice,  and  hig  ne 
cwethath  nan  thing  to  him.  Cwethe  we  hwaether  tha  ealdras 

27  ongyton  thaet  this  is  Crist?  Ac  we  wi'ton  hwanon  thes  ys: 
thonne  Crist  cymth,  thonne  nat  nan  man  hwanon  he  bith 

28  Se  Haelend  clypode  and  laerde  on  tham  temple, and  cwaeth* 


TQJJATsNES   VII. 

Me  ge  cunnon,  and  ge  wilcn  hwanpn  ic  eom  :  and  ic  ne 
com  fram  me  sylfum,  ac  se  is  soth  the  me  sende,  thone  o-e 
ne  cunnon.     Ic  hyne  can  :  and  gif  ic  secge  thaet  ic  hine 
ne  cunne,  ic  beo  leas,  and  eovv  gelic.     Ic  hyne  can,  and  29 
ic  eom  of  him,  and  he  me   sende.     Hig  hine   sohton  to  30 
nimanne,  and  heora  nan  hys  ne  aethran  ;  fortham  the  his 
tid  ne  com  tha  gyt.     Manega  of  thaere  maenego  gelyfdon  31 
on  hine,  and  cwaedon  :  Cwethe  ge  wyrcth  Crist  ma  tacna, 
thonne  he  cymth,  thonne  thes  deth  ?  Tha  Pharisei  gehyrdon  32 
tha  maenego  thus  murcnigende  be  him 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  MONAN-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FYFTAN  WUCAN 
INNAN  LENCTENE. 

Tlia  ealdras  and  tha  Pharisei  sendon  heora  thenas,  thaet  his; 
vvoldon  hine  gefon.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Gyt  ic  beo  3:, 
sume  hwile  mid  eow,  and  ic  gange  to  tham  the  me  sende. 
Ge  'secath  me,  and  ne  findath  :   and   ge  ne  magon  cuman  34 
tjiar  ic  eom.    Tha  Iudeas  cwaedon  betvveonan  him  sylfum  :  35 
Hwyder  wyle  thes  faran,  thaet  we  hine  ne  find  on  ?  cwyst 
thu  wyle  he  faran  on  Theoda  todraefednysse,and  hig  laeran  ? 
Hwaet  ys  theos  spraec  the  he  sprycth,  Ge  secath  me,  and  ne  36 
findath  :  and  ge  ne  magon  cuman  thar  ic  eom  ?     On  tham  37 
aeftemestan  maeran  freols-daege,  stod  se  Haelend  and  clyp- 
ode  :  Cume  to  me  se  the   hine  thyrste,  and  drince.     Se  38 
the  gelyfth  on  me,  swa  thaet  gewrit  cwyth,  lybbendes  wae- 
teres  flod  llowath  of  his  innothe.    Thaet  he  cwaeth  be  tham  39 
Gaste,  the  tha  sceoldon  underfon  the  on  hyne  gelyfdon :  tha 
gyt  naes  se  Gast  geseald  ;  fortham  the  se  Haelend  naes  tha 
gyt  gewuldrod. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THUNRES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
FIFTAN  WUCAN  INNAN  LENCTENE. 

Of  thaere  tide  seo  maenio  cwaeth,  tha  heo  gehyrde  thas  his  40 
spraece  :  Thes  is  soth  witega.  Sume  cwaedon  :  He  is  Crist.  41 
Sume  cwaedon  :    Cwethe  ge  cymth  Crist  fram  Galilea  ? 
Hu  ne  cwyth  t.liaet  gewrit,  Thaet  Crist  cymth  of  Dauides  4a 


IOHANNES  VIII. 

43  cynne,  and  of  Bethleem  ceastre,  thar  Dauid  waes  ?  Wit- 
odlice  ungethwaernes  waes  geworden  on  thaere  maenio  for 

44  him.      Sume'hio"  woldon  hine  niman  :  ac  heora  nan  his 

45  ne  aethran.  Tha  thenas  comon  to  tham  bisceopum  and  to 
tham  Phariseum,  and  hig  cwaedon  to  him ;  For  hwi  ne 

4sbrohton  ge  hine  hider  ?  Tha  andwyrdon  tha  thenas,  and 
cwaedon  :  Ne  spraec  naefre  nan  man  swa  thes  man  sprycth. 

47  Tha  cwaedon  tha  Pharisei  to  him  :    Synd  ge  beswicene  ? 

48  Cwethegegelyfdeaenig  thaera  ealdraoththe  thaera  Pharisea 

49  on  hyne  ?    Ac  theos  maenio  the  ne  cuthe  tha  a'e,  hig  synd 

50  awyrgede.    Tha  cwaeth  Nichodemus  to  hym,  se  the  com  tc 
si  him  on  nyht,  se  waes  heora  an  :  Cwyst  thu  demth  ure  a'e 

aenigne  man,  buton  hyne  man  aer  gehyre,  and  wite  hwaet 
52  he  do  ?     Hig  andswaredon,  and  cwaedon  to  him  :  Cwyst 

tha  thaet  thu  sy  Galileisc  ?  Smea,  and  geseoh,  thaet  nan 
sswitega  cymth  fram  Galilea.     And  hig  cyrdon  ealle  ham, 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ANUM  DAEGE  AER  MYD- 
FAESTENE. 

VIII.  Se   Haelend  for  on  Oliuetes  dune  ;  and  com  eft 

2  on  daeg-red  to  tham  temple,  and  eall  thaet  folc  com  to  him  ; 

3  and  he  saet,  and  laerde  hig.  Tha  laeddon  tha  Pharisei  and 
tha  boceras  to  him  an  wif  seo  waes  aparod  on  unriht-hae- 

4  mede,  and  setton  hig  to-middes  heora,  and  cwaedon  to 
him :  Lareow,  this  wif  waes  afunden  on  unrihton  haemede. 

5  Moyses  us  bebead  ,on  thaere  a'e ,  th  aet  we  sceoldon  thus  gerade 

6  mid  stanum  oftornan  :  hwaet  cwyst  thu  ?  This  hig  cwaed- 
on his  fandiende,  thaet  hig  hine  wrehton.  Se  Haelend 
abeah  nyther,  and  wrat  mid  his  fmgre  on  thaere  eorthan. 

7  Tha  hig  thurhwunedon  hine  acsiende,  tha  aras  he  upp,  and 
cwaeth  to  him  :  Loca,  hwylc  eower  sig  synleas,  weorpe 

8  aerest  stan  on  hig.     And  he  abeah  eft,  and  wrat  on  thaere 

9  eorthan.  Tha  hig  thys  gehyrdon,  tha  eodon  hig  ut,  an  aefter 
anum  :  and  he  gebad  thar  sylf,  and  thaet  wif  stod  thaer  on 

iomiddan.     Se  Haelend  aras  up,  and  cwaeth  to  hyre  :  Wif, 

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hwaer  'ynd  tha  the  the  wregdon  ?  ne  fordemde  the  nan  man  ? 
And  heo  cwaeth  :  Na,  Dryhten.     And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  :  u 
V  !  ic  the  ne  fordeme  :  do  ga,  and  ne  synga  thu  naefre  ma. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THAERE  MYD-FAESTENES 
WUCAN,  ON  SAETERNES-DAEG. 

Eft  se  Haelend  spraec  thas  thing  to  hym,  and  cwaeth :  Ic  13 
com  middan-eardes  leoht :  se  the  me  fylith,  ne  gaeth  he  na 
on  thystro,  ac  he  haefth  lifes  leoht.    Tha  Pharisei  cwaedon  13 
to  hym :  Thu  cythst  gewitnesse  be  the  sylfum ;  nis  thin  ge- 
witnes soth.     Se  Haelemd  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  hym:  u 
Gyf  ic  cythe  gewitnesse  bs  me  sylfum,  min  gewitnes  ys 
soth ;  fortham  the  ic  wat  hwanon  ic  com,  and  hwyder  ic 
ga  :    ge  nyton  hwanon   ic   com,  ne  hwyder  ic  ga.     Ge  15 
demath  aefter  flaesce  :  ic  ne  deme  nanum  men.     And  gif  16 
ic  deme,  min  dom  is  soth ;  fortham  the  ic  ne  eom  ana,  ac 
ic  and  se  Faeder  the  me  sende.     And  on  eowre  a'e  is  awrit-  n 
en,  thaet  twegra  manna  gewitnes  is  soth.    Ic  eom  the  cythe  is 
gewitnesse  be  me  sylfum,  and  se  Faeder  the  me  sende  cyth 
gewitnesse  be  me.     Witodlice  hig  cwaedon  to  him  :  Hwar  19 
is  thin  faeder  ?    Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth: 
Ne  cunne  ge  me,  ne   minne  Faeder :  gyf  ge   me   cuthon, 
wen  is  thaet  ge  cuthon  minne  Faeder.    Thas  word  he  spaec  20 
aet  cep-sceamele  :  and  nan  man  hyne  ne  nam  ;  fortham 
the  hys  tid  ne  com  tha  gyt.     Witodlice  eft  se  Haelend  21 
cwaeth  to  him  : 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  MONAN-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  OTHRE 
LENCTEN-WUCAN. 

Ic  fare,  and  ge  me  secath,  and  ge  sweltath  on  eowre 
synne  :  ne  mage  ge  cuman  thyder  ic  fare.  Tha  cwaedon  22 
tha  Iudeas  :  Cwethe  ge  ofslyhth  he  hine  sylfne  ?  fortham 
he  segth,  Ge  ne  magon  cuman  thyder  ic  fare.  Tha  cwaeth  23 
he  to  him  :  Ge  synd  nythane,  and  ic  eom  ufane:  ge  synd 
of  thysum  middan-earde  ;  ic  ne  eom  of  thysum  middan- 
earde.     Ic  eow  saede,  thaet  ge  sweltath  on  eowrum  syn-24 

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num :  gif  ge  ne  gelyfath  thaet  ic  hit  sy,  ge  sweltath  on 
Las  eowre  synne.    Tha  cv/aedon  big  to  hym  :  Hwaet  eart  thu  ? 

Se  Haelend  cwaetli  to  him :  Ic  eom  fruma  the  to  eovv  sprece. 
;  26  Ic  haebbe  fela  be  eow  to  sprecanne  and  to  demenne  :  ac 

se  the  me  sende  is  sothfaest ;  and  ic  sprece  on  middan- 

27  earde  tha  tiling  the  ic  aet  him  gehyrde.     And  big  ne  un- 

28  dergeton  thaet  he  tealde  him  God  to  Faeder.  Se  Haelend 
cwaeth  to  him  :  Thonne  ge  mannes  Sunu  up-ahebbath, 
thonne  gecnawe  ge  thaet  ic  hit  eom2  and  ic  ne  do  nan  thing 
of  me  sylfum :  ac  ic  sprece  thas  thing  swa  Faeder  me 

29  laerde.  And  se  the  me  sende  is  mid  me,  and  he  ne  forlaet 
me  aenne  ;  fortham  the  ic  wyrce  symle  tha  thing  the  him 

30  synd  gecweme.  Tha  he  thas  thing  spaec,  manega  gelyfdon 
on  hine. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  THUNRES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  FORMAN 
LENCTEN-WUCAN. 

3j  Witodlice  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  tham  ludeum  the  hym  ge- 
lyfdon :  Gif  ge  wuniath  on  minre  spraece,  sothlice  ge  beoth 
32  mine  leorning-cnyhtas  ;  and  ge  oncnawath  sothfaestnysse, 
L33  and  sothfaestnys  eow  alyst.     Tha  andswaredon  hig  hym, 
and  cwaedon :  We  synd  Abrahames  cynnes,  and  ne  theow- 
edon  we  nanum  men  naefre  :  humeta  cwyst  thu,  Ge  beoth 
.34  frige  ?     Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Soth  ic 
eow  secge , thaet  aelc  the  synne  wyrcth  ys  thaere  synne  theow. 
35  Witodlice  se  theow  ne  wunath  on  huse  on  ecnysse :  se  Sunu 
136  wunath  on  ecnysse.  Gif  se  Sunu  eow  alyst, ge  beoth  sothlice 

37  frige.    Ic  wat  thaet  ge  synd  Abrahames  beam  ;  ac  ge  secath 

38  me  to  ofsleanne,  fortham  min  spraec  ne  wunath  on  eow.  Ic 
sprece  thaet  the  ic  mid  Faeder  geseah :  and  ge  doth  tha  thing 

39  the  ge  mid  eowrum  faedergesawon.  Tha  andswaredon  hig 
and  cwaedon  to  him :  Abraham  ys  ure  faeder.  Tha  cwaeth 
se    Haelend   to   hym :    Gif    ge    Abrahames   beam   syndj 

'.4o  wyrcath  Abrahames  weorc.  Nu  ge  secath  me  to  ofsleanne^ 
thone  man  the  eow  sa'ede  sothfaestnysse,  tha  the  ic  gehyrde  of 


IOHANNES  VIII. 

Gode  :  ne  dyde  Abraham  swa.    Ge  wyrcath  eowres  faeder  41 
weorc.     Hig  cwaedon  witodlice  to   him :    Ne  synd  we 
of  forlire  acennede  ;  we  habbath  alne   God  to   Faeder. 
Witodlice   se   Haelend  cwaeth  to  him :    Gif  God  waere « 
eowre  faeder,  witodlice  ge  lufedon  me  :  ic  com  of  Gode  ; 
ne  com  ic  na  fram  me  sylfon,  ac  he  me  sende.     Hwi  ne  43 
gecnawe  ge  mine  spraece  ?  fortham  the  ge  ne  magon  ge- 
hyran  mine  spaece.     Ge  synd  deoiles  beam,  and  ge  willath-44 
wyrcan  eowres  faeder   willan.     He  waes   fram  frymthe 
man-slaga,  and  he  ne  wunode  on  sothfaestnysse,  fortham 
the  sothfaestnys  nis  on  him.    Thonne  he  sprycth  leasunga, 
he  sprycth  of  him  sylfum ;  fortham  the  he  is  leas,  and  his 
faeder  eac.     Witodlice  ge  ne  gelyfath  me,  fortham  the  ic4j 
secge  eow  sothfaestnysse. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  OxN  SUNNAN-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
FIFTAN  WUCAN  INN  AN  LENCTENE. 

Hwylc  eower  ascunath  me  for  synne  ?     Gif  ic  soth  secge,  46 
hwi  ne  gelyfe  ge  me  ?     Se  the  ys  of  Gode,  gehyrth  Godes  47 
word :  forthigge  ne  gehy rath,  fortham  the  ge  ne  synd  of  Gode. 
Witodlice  tha  Iudeas  andswaredon,  and  cwaedon  to  him  :  48 
Hwi  ne  cwethe  we  wel,  thaet  thu  eart  Samaritanisc,  and  eart 
wod  ?  Se  Haelend  andswarode,  and  cwaeth:  Ne  eom  ic  wod ;  49 
ac  ic  arweorthige  minne  Faeder,  and  ge  unarweorthedon  me. 
Witodlice  ne  sece  ic  min  wuldor :  se  ys  the  secth  and  demth.  50 
Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Gif  hwa  mine  spraece  gehealt,  ne  ge-  51 
syhth  he  death  naefre.     Tha  cwaedon  tha  Iudeas  :  Nu  we  52 
witon  thaet  thu  eart  wod.     Abraham  waes  dead,  and  tha 
witegan  ;  and  thu  cwyst,  Gif  hwa  mine  spraece  gehealt, 
nebith  he  naefre  dead.  Cwyst  thu  thaet  thu  symaerra  thonne  53 
ure  faeder  Abraham,  se  waes  dead  ?  and  tha  witegan  waeron 
deade  :  hwaet  thincth  the  thaet  thu  sy  ?    Se  Haelend  hym  54 
andswarode  :  Gif  ic  wuldrige  me  sylfne,  nys  min  wuldor 
naht:  min  Faeder  is,  the  me  wuldrath ;  be  tham  ge  cwethath 
thaet  he  sy  uwre  God  ;  and  ge  ne  cuthon  hyne  :  ic  hyne  55 
205  19 


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cann  ;  and  gif  ic  secge  thaet  ic  hyne  ne  cunne,  ic  beo 

leas,  and  eow  geli'c  :  ac  ic  hyne  cann,  and  ic  healde  his 
M  spraece.  Abraham  eower  faeder  geblissode  thaet  he  gesawe 
57  minne  daeg  :  and  he  geseah,  and  geblissode.     Tha  Iudeas 

cwaedon  to  hym :  Gyt  thu  ne  eart  fiftig  wintre,  and  ge- 
es sawe  thu  Abraham  ?  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  hym :  Ic  waes 
59  aertham  the  Abraham  waere.     Hig  namon  stanas,  to  tham 

thaet  hig  woldon  hyne  torfian  :  se  Haelend  hine  bediglode, 

and  eode  of  tham  temple. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  MYD- 
FAESTENES  WUCAN. 

IX.  Tha  se  Haelend  for,  tha  geseah  he  aenne  man  the  waes 

2  blind  geboren.     And  his  leorning-cnyhtas  hyne  acsedon, 
and  cwaedon :  Lareow,  hwaet  syngode  thes,  oththe  his  ma- 

3  gas,  thaet  he  waere  blind  geboren  ?     Se  Haelend  andswar- 
ode,  and  cwaeth  :  Ne  syngode  he,  ne  his  magas  :  ac  thaet 

4  Godes  weorc  waere  geswutelod  on  him.     Me  gebyrath  tc 
wyrcanne  thaes  weorc  the  me  sende,  tha  hwyle  the  hytdaeg 

5  ys  :  nyht  cymth,  thonne  nan  man  wyrcan  ne  maeg.     Ic 
eom  myddan-eardes  leoht,  tha  hwyle  the  ic  on  myddan- 

6  earde  eom.     Tha  he  thas  thing  saede,  tha  spaette  he  on  tha 
eorthan,  and  worhte  fenn  of  his  spatle,  and  smyrede  mid 

7  tham  fenne  ofer  his  eagan,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Ga,  and 
thweh  the  on  Syloes  mere.     He  for,  and  thwoh  hine,  and 

8  com  geseonde.     Witodlice  hys  neah-geburas,  and  tha  the 
hine  gesawon,  tha  he  waedla  waes,  cwaedon :  Hu  nis  this  se 

9  the  saet  and  waedlode  ?     Sume  cwaedon  :    He  hyt  is : 
sume  cwaedon  :  Nese,  ac  is  him  gelic.     He  cwaeth  soth- 

10 lice  :  Ic  hyt  eom.     Tha  cwaedon  hig  to  hym:  Hu  waeron 

u  thine  eagan  geopenede  ?    He  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Se 

man  the  is  genemned  Haelend  worhte  fenn,  and  smyrede 

mine  eagan,  and  cwaeth  to  me,  Ga  to  Syloes  mere,  and 

,>2  thweh  the  :  and  ic  eode,  and  thwoh  me,  and  geseah.     Tha 

cwaedon  hig  to  him :  Hwar  is  he  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Ic 


IOHANNES   IX. 

nat.     Hig  laeddon  to  tham  Phariseon  thone  the  thar  blind  is 
waes.  Hitwaesreste  -daegthase  Haelend  worhte  thaet  fenn,  u 
and  his  eagan  untynde.     Eft  tha  Pharisei  hyne  acsedon  15 
hu  he  gesawe.     He  cwaeth  to  him :  He  dyde  fenn  ofer 
mine  eagan,  and  ic  thwoh,  and  ic  geseo.     Sume  tha  Pha-  16 
risei  cwaedon  :  Nis  thes  man  of  Gode,  the  reste-daeg  ne 
hylt.     Sume  cwaedon  :    Hu  maeg  synful  man  thas  tacn 
wyrcan  ?     And  hig  fliton  him  betweonan.     Hig  cwaedon  17 
eft  to  thamblindan :  Hwaet  segst  thu  be  tham  the  thine  eagan 
untynde  ?     He  cwaeth  :  He  is  witega.     Ne  gelyfdon  tha  is 
Iudeas  be  him,  thaet  he  blind  waere,  and  gesawe,  aertham 
the  hig  clypedon  his  magas  the  gesawon,  and  acsedon  hig,  19 
and  cwaedon :  Is  this  eower  sunu,  the  ge  secgath  thaet  blind 
waere   acenned  ?  humeta  gesyhth  he   nu  ?       Hys  magas  20 
him  andswaredon,  and  cwaedon  :  We  witon  thaet  thes  ys 
ure  sunu,  and  thaet  he  waes  blind   acenned  :  we  nyton  21 
humeta  he  nu  gesyhth,  ne  hwa  his  eagan  untynde  :  acs- 
iath  hine  sylfne  ;  ylde  he  haefth  :  sprece  for  hine  sylfne. 
His  magas  spaecon  thas  thing,  fortham  the  hig  ondredon  tha  22 
Iudeas  :  tha  gedihton   tha  Iudeas,  gif  hwa  Crist  andette, 
thaet  he  waere  butan  heora  geferraedene.  Fortham  cwaedon  2.3 
his  magas,  He  haefth  ylde :  acsiath  hine  sylfne.    Tha  clype-  24 
don  hig  eft  thone  man  the  aer  blind  waes,  and  cwaedon  to 
him  :  Sege   Gode  wuldor  :  we  witon  thaet  he  is  synful. 
And  he  cwaeth  :  Gif  he  synful  is,  thaet  ic  nat :  an  thing  ic  25 
wat,  thaet  ic  waes  blind,  and  thaet  icnu  geseo.   Tha  cwaedon  26 
hig  to  him :    Hwaet  dyde  he  the  ?    hu  ontynde  he  thine 
eagan  ?     He  andswarode  him,  and  cwaeth  :  Ic  eow  saede  27 
a'er,  and   ge  gehyrdon :    hwi  wylle  ge  hyt  eft  gehyran  ? 
cwethe  ge  wylle  ge  beon  his  leorning-cnyhtas  ?  Tha  wyrg-  28. 
don  hig  hine,  and  cwaedon  :  Sig  thu  his  leorning-cnyht : 
we  synd  Moyses  leorning-cnyhtas.     We  witon  thaet  God 29 
spaec  with  Moysen  :    nyte  we   hwanon  thes  ys.     Se  man  30 
andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Thaetis  wundorlic,thaetge 

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si  nyton  hwanon  he  is,  and  he  untynde  mine  eagan.  We 
witon  sothlice  thaet  God  ne  gehyrth  synfulle  :  ac  gif  hwa 
is  Gode  gecoren,  and  his  willan  wyrcth,  thone  he  gehyrth. 

32  Ne  gehyrde  we  naefre  on  worulde, thaet  aenig  ontynde  thaes 

33  eagan  the  waere  blind  geboren.     Ne  mihte  tla.es  nan  thing 

34  don,  gif  he  naere  of  Gode.  Hig  andswaredon,  and 
cwaedon  to  him  :  Eall  thu  eart  on  synnum  geboren,  and 

35  thu  laerst  us.  And  hig  drifon  hine  ut.  Tha  se  Haelend 
gehyrde  thaet  hig  hyne  drifon  lit,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  him,  tha 

36  he  hine  gemitte  :  Gelyfst  thu  on  Godes  Sunu  ?  He  and- 
swarode  and  cwaeth :  Hwylc  is,  dryhten,  thaet  ic  on  hine 

37  gelyfe  ?    And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  Thu  hine  gesawe, 

38  andse  the  with  the  sprycth,se  hit  is.  Tha  cwaeth  he :  Dryht- 
en,  ic   gelyfe.      And  he  feoll  nyther,   and  geeathmedde 

39  hyne.  And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him :  Jc  com  on  thysne 
middan-eard  to  demenne,  thaet  tha  sceolon  geseon,  the  ne 

4.ogeseoth;  andbeonblinde,thathegeseoth.  Tha  thaet  gehyrd- 
on  tha  Pharisei  the  mid  him  waeron,  tha  cwaedon  hig  to  hym : 

41  Cwyst  thu  synd  we  blinde  ?  And  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to 
him  :  Gif  ge  blinde  waeron,  naefde  ge  nane  synne  :  nu 
ge  secgath  thaet  ge  geseon  ;  thaet  is  eowre  syn. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  TYWES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE  PENTECOST- 
EN  ES  WUCAN. 

X.  Soth  ic  secge  eow,  Se  the  ne  gaeth  aet  tham  geate  into 
sceapa  falde,  ac  styhth  elles  ofer,  he  is  theof  and  sceatha. 

2  Se  the  in-gaeth  aet  tham  geate,  he  is  sceapa  hyrde,  thaene 

3  se  geat-weard  laet  in,  and  tha  sceap  gehyrath  his  stefne  : 
and  he  nemth  his  agene  sceap  be  naman,  and  laet  hig  ut. 

4  And  thonne  he  his  agene  sceap  laet  ut,  he  gaeth  beforan 
him,  and  tha  sceap  him  fyliath  ;  fortham  the  hig  gecnawath 

s  his  stefne.     Ne  fyliath  hig  uncuthum,  ac  neoth  fram  him  ; 

6  fortham  the  hig  ne  gecneowon  uncuthra  stefne.    This  big- 

spel  se  Haelend  him  saede  :  hig  nyston  hwaet  he  spraec  to 

7 him.    Eft  se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him :  Soth  ic  eow  secge: 

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Ic  eom  sceapa  geat.     Ealle  tha  the  comon  waeroa  theofas  a 
and   sceathan  ;  ac   tha  sceap  hig   ne  gehyrdon.     lc  eom  9 
geat  :  swa  hwylc  swa  thurh  me  gaeth,  byth  hal,  and  gacth 
in  and  lit,  and  fmt  laese.     Theof  ne  cymth,  buton  thaet  he  10 
stele,  and  slea,  and  fordo :  ic  com  to  tham  thaet  hig  hab- 
bon  li'f,  and  habbon  genoh. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  SUNNAN-DAEG,  FEOWERTYNE  NYHT  UPPAN 
EASTRON. 

Ic  eom  god  hyrde  :  god  hyrde  sylth  his   lif  for  his  sceap-  u 
urn.     Se  hyra,  se  the  nis  hyrde;  and  se  the  nah  tha  sceap,  12 
thonne  he  thone  wulf  gesyhth,  thonne  flyhth  he,  and  forlaet 
tlia  sceap  :  and  se  wulf  nimth,  and  todrifth  tha  sceap.     Se  13 
hyra  flyhth,  fortham  the  he  bith  ahyrod,  and  hym  ne  gebyr- 
ath  to  tham  sceapum.     Ic  eom  god  hjade,  and  ic  gecnawe  14 
mine  sceap,  and   hig  gecnawath  me.     Swa  min   Faeder  15 
can  me,  ic  can  minne  Faeder ;  and  ic  sylle  min  agen  lif 
for  minum  sceapum.     And  ic  haebbe  othre  sceap,  tha  ne  u 
synt  of  thisse  heorde  :  and  hyt  gebyrath  thaet  ic  laede  tha, 
and  hig  gehyrath  mine  stefne  ;  and  hyt  byth  an   heord, 
and  an  hyrde.     Fortham  Faeder  me  lufath,  fortham  the  ic  n 
sylle  mine  sawle,  and  hig  eft  nime.     Ne  nimth  hig  nan  19 
man  aet  me,  ac  laete  hig  fram  me  sylfum.     Ic  haebbe  an- 
weald  mine  sawle  to  alaetanne,  and  ic  haebbe  anweald  hig 
eft  to  nimanne.     This  bebod  ic  nam  aet  minum  Faeder. 
Eft  waes  ungethwaernes  geworden  betweox  tham  Iudeum,  19 
for  thysum  spraecum.     Manega  heora  cwacdon,  Deofol  20 
ys  on  hym,  and  he  wet ;    hwi  hl}'ste   ge  hym  ?     Sume  21 
cwaedon,  Ne  synd  na  thys  wodes  mannes  word.     Cwyst 
thu  maeg  wod  man  blindra  manna  eagan  ontynan  ? 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  IXNON  THAERE  PIFTAN 
LEXCTEN-VVUCAN ;   AND  TO  CYRIC-IIALGUNGU.M. 

Tha  waeron  templ-halgunga  on  riierusalein,  and  hyt  waes  2a 
winter.     And  se  Haelend  eode  on  tham  temple,  on  Salo-  23 
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IOHANNES  X. 

24  mones  portice.  Tha  bestodon  tha  Iudeas  hyne  utan,  and 
cwaedon  to  hym  :  Hu  lange  gaelst  thu  ure  h'f  ?     Sege  us 

25  openlice,  hwaether  thu  Crist  sy.  Se  Haelend  hym  and- 
swarode, and-  cwaeth  :  lc  spece  to  eow,  and  ge  ne  ge- 
lyfath  :  tha  weorc  the  ic  wyrce  on  mines  Faeder  naman,  tha 

26  cythath  gewitnesse  be  me.     Ac  ge  ne  gelyfath,  fortham  the 

27  ge  ne  synd  of  minum  sceapum.  Mine  sceap  gehyrath 
mine   stefne,  and  ic  gecnawe  hig,  and  hig  folgiath  me  : 

28  and  ic  hym  sylle  ece  lif,  and  hig  ne  forweorthath  naefre, 

29  and  ne  nimth  hig  nan  man  of  minre  handa.  Thaet  the  min 
Faeder  me  sealde  ys  maerre  thonne  aenig  other  thing  ;  and 

30  ne  maeg  hit  nan  man  niman  of  mines  Faeder  handa.     Ic 

31  and  Faeder  synd  an.     Tha  Iudeas  namon  stanas,  thaet  hig 
32Woldon  hyne  torflan.     Se  Haelend  hym  andswarode,  and 

cwaeth  :  Manega  gode  weorc  ic  eow  aetywde  be  minum 
Faeder  ;  for  hwylcum  thaera  weorca  wylle  ge  me  haenan  ? 

33  Tha  Iudeas  hym  andswaredon,  and  cwaedon  :  Ne  haene 
we  the  for  godum  weorce,  ac  for  thinre  bysmer-spaece  ; 

34  and  fortham  the  thu  eart  man,  and  wyrcst  the  to  Gode.  Se 
Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Hu  nys  hyt  awrit- 

3j  en  on  eowre  a'e,  Thaet  ic  saede,  Ge  synd  godas  ?  Gif 
he  tha  tealde  godas,  the  Godes  spaec  to  waes  geworden, 

36  and  thaet  halige  gewrit  ne  maeg  beon  awend  ;  the  Faeder 
gehalgode,  and  sende  on  middan-eard,  ge  secgath,  Thaet 
thu  bysmer  spycst ;  fortham  ic  saede  :  Ic  eom  Godes  Sunu. 

37  Gif  ic  ne  wyrce  mines  Faeder  weorc,  ne  gelyfath  me. 
33  Gif  ic  wyrce  mines  Faeder  weorc,  and  gif  ge  me  nellath 

gelyfan,  gelyfath  tham  weorcum  ;  thaet  ge  oncnawon,  and 
3ogelyfon  thaet  Faeder  ys  on  me,  and  ic  on  Faeder.     Hig 

smeadon  witodlice  ymbe  thaet  hig  woldon  hyne  gefon, 
4o  and  he  eode  ut  fram  hym,  and  he  for  eft  ofer  Iordane'n, 

to  thaere  stowe  the  Iohannes  waes,  and  aerest  on  fullode  ; 
4i  and  he  wunode  thaer.     And  manega  comon  to  him,  and 


IOHANNES   XI. 

cwaedon :  Witodlice  ne  worhte  Iohannes  nan  tacn  :  ealle 
tha  thing  the  Iohannes  saedebe  thyssum  waeronsothe.  And  42 
manega  gelyfdon  on  hyne. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  FRYGE-DAEG,  ON  MYD-FAESTENES  WUCAN. 

XL  Witodlice  sum  seoc  man  waes  genemned  Lazarus,  1 
of  Bethanfa,    of    Marian    ceastre,    and   of  Marthan   hys 
swustra.     Hyt  waes  seo  Maria  the  smyrede  Dryhten  mid  2 
thaere  sealfe,  and  drigde  his  fet  mid  hyre  loccum.     Laza- 
rus hyre  brother  waes  geyflod.     Hys  swustra  sendon  to  3 
hym,  and  cwaedon  :  Dryhten,  nu  ys  seoc  se  the  thu  lufast. 
Tha  se  Haelend  thaet  gehyrde,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Nys  4 
theos  untrumnys  na  for  deathe,  ac  for  Godes  wuldre  :  thaet 
Godes  Sunu  sig  gewuldrod  thurh  hyne.     Sothiice  se  Hael-  5 
end  lufode  Marthan  and  hyre  swustor  Marian,  and  La- 
zarum  heora  brother.     Witodlice  he  waes  twegen  dagas  6 
on  thaere  sylfan  stowe,  tha  he  gehyrde  thaet  he  seoc  waes. 
Aefter  thyssum  he  cwaeth  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum  :  Uton  7 
faran  eft  to  Iudea-lande.     Hys  leorning-cnyhtas  cwaedon  8 
to  hym :  Lareow,  nu  tha  Iudeas  sohton  the,  thaet  hig  woldon 
the  haenan  ;  and  wylt  thu  eft  faran  thyder  ?     Se  Haelend  9 
hym  andswarode,  and   cwaeth  :   Hu  ne  synd  twelf  tida 
thaes  daeges  ?     Gif  hwa  gaeth  on  dafeg,  ne  aetspyrnth  he, 
fortham  he  gesyhth  thyses  middan-eardes  leoht.     Gif  he  10 
gaeth  on  niht,  he  aetspyrnth,. fortham  the  thaet  leoht  nys  on 
hyre.  Thas  thing  he  cwaeth :  and  syththan  he  cwaeth  to  him :  11 
Lazarus  ure  freond  slaepth  ;  ac  ic  wylle  gan,  and  awrec- 
can   hyne    of    slaepe.       His    leorning-cnyhtas    cwaedon  :  12 
Dryhten,  gif  he  slaepth,  he  byth  hal.     Se  Haelend  hit  13 
cwaeth  be  his  deathe:  hig  wendon  sothiice  thaet  he  hyt  saede 
be  swefnes  slaepe.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  openlice  to  i« 
him :  Lazarus  ys  dead  ;    and  ic   eom  blithe  for  eowrum  15 
thingum,  thaet  ge  gelyfon,  fortham  ic  naes  thara  :  ac  uton 
gan  to  him.     Tha  cwaeth  Thomas  to  hys  geferum  :  Uton  ie 
gan,  and  sweltan  mid  him.     Tha  for  se  Haelend,  and  ge-  ti 


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mette  thaet  he  waes  forth-faren,  and  for  feower  dagum  he 
lsbyrged.      Bethania  ys  gehende   Hierusalem  ofer  fyftym 

19  furlang.  Manega  thaera  ludea  comon  to  Marthan  anu 
to  Marian,  thaet  hig  woldon  hig  frefrian  for  heora  brothor 

20  thingon.     Tha  Martha  gehyrde  thaet  se  Haelend  com,  tha 

21  arn  heo  ongean  hyne  :  and  Maria  saet  aet  ham.  Tha  cwaeth 
Marthato tham Haelende :  Dryhten,  gif  thu waere  her, naere 

22  min  brothor  dead.     And  eac  ic  wat  nu  tha  thaet  God  the 

23  sylth  swa  hwaet  swa  thu  hyne  bitst.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend 
2»  to  hyre  :  Thin  brothor  arist.  And  Martha  cwaeth  to  hym  : 
25  Ic  wat  thaet  he  arist  on  tham  ytemestan  daege.     And  se 

Haelend  cwaeth  to  hyre  :  Ic  eom  aeryst  and  lif :  se  the  ge- 

26iyfth  on  me,  theah  he  dead  sy,  he  leofath  :  and  ne  swylt 

nan  thaera  the  leofath  and  gelyfth  on  me.  Gelyfst  thu  thyses  ? 

27  Heo  cwaeth  to  him  :  Witodlice,  Dryhten,  ic  gelyfe  thaet 
thu  eart  Crist,  Godes  Sunu,  the  on  middan-earde  come. 

28  And  tha  heothas  thing  saede,heoeode,and  clypodedigollice 
Marian  hyre  swustor,  thus  cwethende :  Her  is  ure  Lareow, 

29  and  clypath  the.  Tha  heo  thaet  gehyrde,  heo  aras  rathe,  and 

30  com  to  him.  Tha  gyt  ne  com  se  Haelend  binnan  tha 
ceastre,  ac  waes  tha  gyt  on  thaere  stowe  thaer  Martha  him 

31  ongean  com.  Tha  Iudeas  the  waeron  mid  hyre  on  huse, 
and  hig  frefrodon,  tha  hig  gesawon  thaet  Maria  aras,  and 
mid  ofeste  lit-eode,  hig  fyligdon  hyre,  thus  cwethende  : 

32  Heo  gaeth  to  his  byrgene,  thaet  heo  wepe  thara.  Tha  Maria 
com  thar  se  Haelend  waes,  and  heo  hyne  geseah,  heo  feoll 
to  his  fotum,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Dryhten,  gif  thu  waere 

33  her,  naere  min  brothor  dead.  Tha  se  Haelend  geseah  t.liaet 
heo  weop,  and  thaet  tha  Iudeas  weopon,  the  mid  hyre  com- 
on, he  geomrode  on  I  ys  gaste,  and  gedrefde  hyne  sylfne, 

34  and  cwaeth  :  Hwar  lede  ge  hine  ?     Hig  cwaedon  to  him  : 

36  Dryhten,  ga  and  geseoh.     And  se  Haelend  weop.     And 

37  tha  Iudeas  cwaedon  :  Loca  nu  hu  he  hyne  lufode.  Sume 
hig  cwaedon  :  Ne  mihte  thes,  the  ontynde  blindes  eagan, 


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don  eac  thaet  tlics  naere  dead  ?     Eft  sc  Haelcnd  geomrode  38 
on  him  sylfum,  and  com  to  thaere  byrgene.     Hit  waes  an 
scraef,  and  thar  waes  an  stan  on-uppan  geled.     And  se3» 
Haelendcwaeth:  Doth  awegthone  stan.  Thacwaeth  Martha 
to  him,  thaes  swuster  the  thar  dead  waes  :  Dryhten,  nu  he 
stincth  :  he  waes  for  feower  dagum  dead.     Se   Haelend  40 
cwaeth  to  hyre  :  Ne  saede  icthe,  thaet  thu  gesyhst  Godes 
wuldor,  gif  thu  gelyfst  ?    Tha  dydon  hig  aweg  thone  stan.  4i 
Se  Haelend  ahof  his  eagan  up,  and  cwaeth  :   Faeder,  ic  do 
thancas the,fortham thu  gehyrdest  me.  Ic  wat  thaet  thu  me  « 
symle  gehyrst :  ac  ic  cwaeth  for  tham  folce  the  her  ymb- 
utan  stent,  thaet  hig  gelyfon  thaet  thu  me  asendest.  Tha  he  43 
thas  thing  saede,  he  clypode  mycelre  stefne  :  Lazarus,  ga 
lit.     And  sona  stop   forth  se  the  dead  waes,  gebunden  44 
handum  and  fotum  :  and  hys  neb  waes  mid  swat-line  ge- 
bunden.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym  :  Unbindath  hine, 
and  laetath  gan.   Manega  thaere  Iudea  the  comon  to  Marian,  45 
and  gesawon  tha  thing  the  he  dyde,  gelyfdon  on  hine.    Hig  46 
sume  foron  to  tham  Phariseon,and  saedon  him  tha  thing  the 
se  Haelend  dyde 

THYS  SCEAL  TWAM  DAGUM  AER  PALM-SUNNAN-DAEG. 

Witodlice  tha  bisceopas  and  tha  Pharisei  gaderodon  gemot,  47 
and  cwaedon  :  Hwaet  do  we  ?  fortham  thes  man  wyrcth 
mycele  tacna.     Gif  we  hine  forlaetath,  ealle  gelyfath  on  48 
hine  ;  and  Romane  cumath,  and  nimath  ure  land  and  urne 
theodscype.     Heora  an  waes  genemned  Caiphas,  se  waes  49 
tha  on  geare  bisceop,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Ge  nyton  nan 
thing,  ne  ne  gethencath ,  thaet  us  ys  betere  thaet  an  man  swelte  so 
for  folce,  and  eall  theod  ne  forweorthe.  Ne  cwaeth  he  thaet  51 
of  him  sylfum  ;  ac  tha  he  waes  thaet  gear  bisceop,  he  wit- 
gode  thaet  se  Haelend  sceolde  sweltan  for  thaere  theode  : 
and  na  synderlice  for  thaere  theode,  ac  thaet  he  wolde  ge-52 
somnian   togaedere    Godes   beam   the   todrifene    waeron. 
Of  tham  daege  hig  thohton  thaet  hig  woldon  hyne  ofslean.  53 


10HANNES   XII. 

54  Tha  ne  for  se  Haelend  na  openlice  gemang  tham  Iudeum  ; 
ac  for  on  thaet  land  with  thaet  westen,  on  tha  burh  the  ys 
genemned   Effrem,  and   wunode  thaer  mid  his  leorning- 

55  cnyhtum.  Iudea  Eastron  waeron  gehende  :  and  manega 
foron  of  tham  lande  to  Hierusalem  aer  tham  Eastron,  thaet 

56  hig  woldon  hig  sylfe  gehalgian.-  Hig  sohton  thone  Hael- 
end, and  spraecon  hym  betwynan,  thaer  hig  stodon  on  tham 
temple,  and  thus  cwaedon :  Hwaet  wene  ge,  thaet  he  ne 

57  cume  to  freols-daege  ?  Tha  bisceopas  and  tha  Pharisei 
haefdon  beboden,  gif  hwa  wiste  hwar  he  waere,  thaet  he 
hyt  cydde,  thaet  hig  mihton  hine  niman, 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  MONAN-DAEG,  INNAN  THAERE 
PALM-WUCAN. 

XII.  Se  Haelend  com  syx  dagum  aer  tham  Eastron  to 
Bethani'a,  thar  Lazarus  waes  dead,  the  se  Haelend  awrehte. 

2  Hig  worhton  him  thar  gebeorscipe,  and   Martha  thenode. 

3  Lazarus  waes  an  thaera  the  mid  him  saet.  Maria  nam  an 
pund  deorwyrthre  sealfe,  mid  tham  wyrt-gemange  the  hig 
nardus  hatath,  and  smyrede  thaes  Haelendes  fet,  and  drigde 
mid  hyre  loccum  :  and  thaet  hus  waes  gefylled  of  thaere 

4  sealfe  swaecce.     Tha  cwaeth  an  his  leorning-cnyhta,  Iudas 

5  Scarioth,  the  hine  belaewde :  Hwi  ne  sealde  heo  thas  sealfe 
with  thrym  hundred  penegon,  thaet  man  mihte  syllan  thearf- 

6  um  ?  Ne  cwaeth  he  na  thaet  forthig  the  him  gebyrede  to 
tham  thearfon,ac  fortham  the  he  waes  theof,  and  haefde  serin, 

7  and  baer  tha  thing  the  man  sende.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend : 
Laet  nig;  thaet:  heo  healde  tha  oth  thone  daes;  the  man  me 

8  bebyrige.    Ge  habbath  symle  thearfan  mid  eow  ;  ac  ge  nab- 

9  bath  me  symle.  Mycel  maenigeo  thaera  Iudea  gecneow 
thaet  he  waes  thar  ;  and  hig  comon,  naes  na  for  thaes  Hael- 
endes   thingon  synderlice,  ac   thaet   hig  woldon    geseon 

io  Lazarum,  the  he  awehte  of  deathe.    Thaera  sacerda  ealdras 

u  thohton  tliaet  hig  woldon  Lazarum  ofslean  ;  fortham  the 

manega  foron  fram  tham  Iudeum  for  his  thingon,  and  ge- 


IOHANNES  XII. 

lyfdon  on  thone  Haelend.     On  mergen  mycel  maenigeo,  12 
the  com  to  tham  freols-daege,  tha  big  gehyrdon  thaet  se 
Haelend   com    to    Hierusalem,    hig    namon   palm-treowa  13 
twigu,   and   eodon   ut   ongean    hine,   and   clypodon :    Sy 
Israhela   cing  hal,   and   gebletsod  the   com   on  Dryhtnes 
nam  an.     And  se   Haelend  gemette  anne  assan,  and  rad  11 
on-uppan  tham,  swa  hyt  awriten  ys,  Ne  ondraed  thu,  Siones  15 
dohter:  nu  thin  cing  cymth,  uppan  assan  folan  sittende. 
Ne  undergeton  hys  leorning-cnyhtas  thas  thing  aerest :  ac  ig 
tha  se  Haelend  waes  gewuldrod,  tha  gemundon  hig  thaet  thas 
thing  waeron  awritene  be  him,  and  thas  thing  hig  dydon 
him.      Seo  maenigeo,  the  waes  mid  him  tha  he  Lazarum  17 
clypode  of  thaere   byrgene,  and  hine   awehte   of  deathe, 
cythde  gewitnesse.     And  forthig  him  com  seo  maenio  on-  ^ 
gean,  fortham  the  hi  gehyrdon  thaet  he  worhte  thaet  tacn. 
Tha  Pharisei  cwaedon  betweox  hym  sylfum  :  We  geseoth  19 
thaet  we  nan  thing  ne  fremiath  :  nu  wyle  eall  middan-eard 
aefter  him.'  Sume  the  waeron  Haethene,  the  foron  thaet  hig  20 
woldon  hig  gebiddan  on  tham  freols-daege,  tha  genealaeh-  21 
ton  to  Philippe,  se  waes  of  thaere  Galileiscan  Bethsaida, 
and  hig  baedon  hine,  and  cwaedon  :  Leof,  we  W3'llath  ge- 
seon  thone  Haelend.     Tha  eode  Philippus,  and  saede  hyt  22 
Andreae  ;  and  eft  Andreas  and  Philippus  hit  saedon  tham 
Haelende.    Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth:  Seo  23 
tid  cymth,  thaet  mannes  Sunu  byth  geswutelod. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  TYWES-DAEG,  OX  THAERE  PALM-WUCAN. 

Sothlice  ic  secge  eow,  Thaet  hwa'etene  corn  wunath  ana,  24 
buton  hyt  fealle   on  eorthan,  and  sy  dead  :  gif  hyt  byth 
dead,  hyt  bringth  mycelne  waestm.      Se  the   lufath  his  25 
sawle  forspilth  hig ;  and  se  the  hatath  his  sawle  on  thyson 
middan-earde,  gehylt  hig  on  econ  life.     Gif  hwa  thenige  26 
me,  fylige  me  :  and  min  then  bith  thaer  thaer  ic  eom.    Gif 
me  hwa  thenath,  min  Faeder  hine  weorthath.  Nu  min  sawl  27 
ys  gedrefed  ;  and  hwaet  secge  ic  ?     Faeder,  gehael  me  of 


10HANNES   XII. 

ss  thisse  tide  :  ac  for  tham  ic  com  on  thas  ti'd.  Faeder,  ge- 
wuldra  thinne  naman.  Tha  com  stem  of  heofone,  thus 
cwethende  :  And   ic  gewuldrode,  and  eft  ic  gewuldrige. 

•20  Seo  maenigo  the  thaer  stod,and  thaet  gehyrde,saedon  thaet 
hyt  thunrode  :  sume  saedon  thaet  engel  spaece  with  hyne. 

30  Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Ne  com  theos 

3i  stem  for  minon  thingon,  ac  for  eowrum  thingon.  Nu  ys 
middan-eardes  dom :  nu  byth  thyses  middan-eardes  ealdor 

32  lit-aworpen.     And  gif  ic  beo  up-ahafen  fram  eorthan,  ic 

33  teo  ealle  thing  to  me  sylfum.     Thaet  he  saede,  and  tacnode 

34  be  hwylcum  deathe  he  wolde  sweltan.  Seo  maenigo  him 
andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  We  gehyrdon  on  thaere  a'e  thaet 
Crist  bith  on  ecnysse  :  and  humeta  segst  t.Tiu,  Hit  ge- 
byrath  thaet  mannes  Sunu  beo  up-ahafen  ?  hwaet  ys  theg 

35  mannes  Sunu  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  :  Nu  gyt  ys  lytel 
leoht  on  eow  :  gath  tha  hwile  the  ge  leoht  habbon,  thaet 
thystro  eow  ne  befon  :  se  the  gaeth  on  thystron,  he  nat 

36  hwyder  he  gaeth.  Tha  hwile  the  ge  leoht  habbon,  ge- 
lyfath  on  leoht,  thaet  ge  syn  leohtes  beam.  Thas  tiling  se 
Haelend  him  saede,  and  eode,  and  bediglode  hine  fram 

37  him.     Tha  he  swa  mycele  tacn  dyde  beforan  him,  hig  ne 

38  gelyfdon  on  hine  :  thaet  thaes  witegan  word  Isaias  waere 
gefylled,  the  he  cwaeth,  Dryhten,  hwa  gelyfde  thaes  the  we 
gehyrdon?  and  hwam  waes  Dryhtnes  strencth  geswutelod? 

39  Forthig  hig  ne  mihton  gelyfan,  fortham  Isaias  cwaeth  eft, 

40  He  ablende  heora  eagan,  and  ahyrde  heora  heortan,  thaet 
nig  ne  geseon  mid  heora  eagon,  and  mid  heora  heortan 
ne    ongyton,   and   syn    gecyrrede,    and    ic   hig    geha'ele. 

4i  Isaias  saede  thas  thing,  tha  he  geseah  hys  wuldor,  and 
4?spraec  be  him.     And  theah  manega  of  tham  ealdron  ge- 
lyfdon on  hine  ;  ac  hig  hyt  ne  cythdon  for  thaera  Pharisea 
thingon  ;  thy-laes  hig  man  ut-adrife  of  hyra  gesomnunge. 

43  Hi  lufodon  manna  wuldor  swithor  thonne  Godes  wuldor. 

44  Se  Haelend  clypode  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Se  the  gelyfth  on 

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me,  ne  gelyfth  he  na  on  me,  ac  on  thaene  the  me  sende  ; 
and  se  the  me  gesyhth,  gesyhth  thaene  the  me  sende.     Ic  45 
com  to  leohte  on  middan-earde  ;  and  nan  thaera  the  ge-  46 
lyfth  on  me  ne  wunath   on  thystrum.     And  gif  hwa  ge-  47 
hyrth  mine  word,  and  ne  gehylt,  ne  deme  ic  hine  :  ne 
com  ic  middan-eard  to  demanne,  ac  thaet  ic  gehaele  mid- 
dan-eard.     Se  the  me  forhigth,  and  mine  word  ne  under-  48 
fehth,  he  haefth  hwa  him  deme  :  seo  spa'ec  the  ic  space,  seo 
him  demth  on  tham  ytemestan  daege.     Fortham  the  ic  ne  49 
sprece  of  me  sylfum ;  ac  se  Faeder  the  me  sende,  he  me 
bebead  hwaet  ic  cwethe,  and  hwaet  ic  sprece.     And  ic  50 
wat  thaet  his  bebod  ys  ece  lif :  tha  thing  the  ic  sprece,  ic 
sprece  swa  Faeder  me  saede. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  THUNRES-DAEG  AER  EASTRON. 

XIII.   Aer  tham  Easter-freols-daege,  se  Haelend  wiste  1 
thaet  his  ti'd  com  thaet  hewoldegewi'tan  of  thysum  middan- 
earde  to  hys  Faeder,  tha  he  lufode  hys  leorning-cnyhtas 
the  waeron  on  middan-earde,  oth  ende  he  hig  lufode.    And  2 
tha  Dryhtnes  thenung  waes  gemacod,  tha  for  se  deofol  on 
ludas  heortan  Scariothes,  thaet  he  hine  belaewde.     He  5 
wiste  thaet  Faeder  sealde  ealle  thing  on  hys  handa,  and 
thaet  he  com  of  Gode,  and  cymth  to  Gode.     He  aras  fram  4 
his  thenunge,  and  lede  hys  reaf,  and  nam  linen  hraegl,  and 
begyrde  hyne.     Aefter  tham  he  dyde  waeter  on  faet,  and  5 
thvvoh  his  leorning-cnyhta  fet,  and  drigde  hig  mid  thaere 
lin-waede  the  he  waes  mid  begyrd.    Tha  com  he  to  Simone  6 
Petre,  and   Petrus  cwaeth  to  him  :  Dryhten,  scealt  thu 
thwean  mine  fet  ?    Se  Haelend  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  7 
him :  Thu  nast  mi  thaet  ic  do ;  ac  thu  wast  syththan.  Petrus  8 
cwaeth  to  him :  Ne  thwyhst  thu  naefre  mine  fet.    Se  Hael- 
end him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth :  Gif  ic  the  ne  thwea, 
naefst  thu  naennedaelmyd  me.  Tha  cwaeth  Simon  Petrus  to  9 
him:  Dryhten,  ne  thweh  thu  na  mine  fet  ane,  ac  eac  min 
heafod  and  mine  handa.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him :  io 
217  20 


IOHANNES  XIII. 

Se  the  claene  by  th  ne  bethearf  buton  thaet  man  his  fet  thwea, 
ac  ys  eall  claene  :  and  ge  synd  sume  claene,  naes  na  ealle 
n  He  wiste  witodlice  hwa  hyne  sceolde  belaewan  ;  fortham 

12  he  cwaeth,  Ne  synd  ge  ealle  claene.     Syththan  he  haefde 
heora  fet  athwogene,  he  nam  his  reaf ;  and  tha  he  saet,  he 

13  cwaeth  eft  to  hym  :  Wite  ge  hwaet  ic  eow  dyde  ?     Ge 
clypiath  me  Lareow  and  Dryhten  ;  and  wel  ge  cwethath  ; 

H  swa  ic  eom  sothlice.     Gif  ic  thwoh  eowre  fet,  ic  the  eom 

eower  Lareow   and  eower   Hlaford,  and  ge  sceolon  eac 

i5  thwean  eower  aelc  othres  fet.     Ic  eow  sealde  bysne,  thaet 

io  ge  don  swa  ic  eow  dyde.     Sothlice  ic  eow  secge,  Nys  se 

theowa  furthra  thonne  his  hlaford  ;  ne  se  aerend-raca  nys 

17  maerra  thonne  se  the  hyne  sende.    Gif  ge  thas  thing  witon, 

is  ge  beoth  eadige  gif  ge  hig  doth.     Ne  secge   ic  be  eow 

eallon  :  ic  wat  hwylce  ic  geceas;  ac  thaet  thaet  halige  ge- 

writ  sy  gefylled,  the  cwyth,  Se  the  ytt  hlaf  myd  me,  ahefth 

19  hys  ho  ongean  me.     Nu  ic  eow  secge,  aertham  the  hyt  ge- 
weorthe,  thaet  ge  gelyfon,  thonne  hyt  geworden  byth, thaet 

20  ic  hyt  eom.   Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Se  the  underfehth  thaene  the 
ic  sende,  underfehth  me  ;  and  se  the  underfehth  me,  under- 

21  fehth  thaene  the  me  sende.  Tha  seHaelend  thas  thing  saede, 
he  waes  gedrefed  on  gaste,  and  cythde,  and  cwaeth  :  Soth 

22  ic  eom  secge,  thaet  eower  an  me  belaewth.     Tha  leorning- 
cnyhtas  heheold  heora  aelc  otherne,  and  him  twynode  be 

23  hwam  he  hit  saede.     An  thaera  leorning-cnyhta  hlinode 

24  on  thaes  Haelendes  bearme  thone  se  Haelend  lufode.    Si- 
mon Petrus  bicnode  to  thyson,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Hwaet 

25  is  se  the  he  hyt  big  segth  ?     Witodlice  tha  he  hlinode  ofer 
thaes  Haelendes  breostum,  he  cwaeth  to  him :  Dryhten, 

26  hwaet  ys  he  ?     Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  : 
He  ys  se  the  ic  raece  bedyppedne  hlaf.     And  tha  tha  he 

27bedypte  thone  hlaf,  he  sealde  hyne  Iudas  Scariothe.     And 

tha  aefter  tham  bitan  Satanas  eode  on  hyne.  Tha  cwaeth  se 

28  Haelend  to  him  :  Do  rathe  thaet  thu  don  wylt.     Nyste  nan 


IOHANNES   XIV. 

t,haera  sittendra  to  hwam  he  thaet  saede.     Sume  wendon,  so 
fortham  Iudas  haefde  serin,  thaet  se  Haelend  hit  cwaede  be 
hym,  Bige  tha  thing  the  us  thearf  sy  to  tham  freols-daege  ; 
oththe  thaet  he  sealde  sum  thing  thearfendum  mannum.  Tha  30 
he  nam  thone  bitan  he  eode  ut  thaer-rihte  :  hit  wacs  niht 
tha  he  ut-eode;  and  se  Haelend  cwaeth  :  Nu  ys  mannes3i 
Sunu  geswutelod,  and  God  ys  geswutelod  on  him.     Gif  u 
God  ys  geswutelod  on  him,  and  God  geswutelath  hine  on 
hym  sylfum. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  FRIGE-DAEG,  ON  TIIAERE 
FEORTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  EASTRON. 

La  beam,  nu  gyt  ic  eom  gehwaede  tid  mid  eow.     Ge  me  33 
secath  :  and  swa  ic  tham  Iudeum  saede,  Ge  ne  magon  far- 
an  thyder  the  ic  fare  ;  and  nu  ic  eow  secge.     Ic  eow  sylle  34 
niwe  bebod,  Thaet  ge  lufion  eow  betwynan,  swa  ic  cow 
lufode.     Be  tham  oncnawath  ealle  men  thaet  ge  synd  mine  35 
leorning-cnyhtas,   gif    ge    habbath    lufe    eow    betwynan. 
Simon  Petrus  cwaeth  to  him  :  Dryhten,  hwyder  gaest  thu  ?  Z6 
Se  Haelend  hym  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Ne  miht  I.1,  u  me 
fylian  thyder  ic  nu  fare  :  thu  faerst  eft  aefter  me.     Petrus  37 
cwaeth  to  him :  Hwi  ne  maeg  ic  the  nu  fylian  ?  ic  sylle  min 
lif  for  the.   Se  Haelend  him  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Thin  38. 
lif  thu  sylst  for  me  ?    Soth  ic  the  secge,  Ne  craewth  se  cocc, 
aer  thu  withsaecst  me  thriwa. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  TO  THAERE  MAESSAN  PIIILIPPI 
AND  IACOBI. 

XIV.  And  he  cwaeth  to  hys  leorning-cnyhtum :  Ne  sy  1 
eower  heorte  gedrefed  :  ge  gelyfath  on  God,  and  gelyfath 
•  on  me.     On  mines  Faeder  huse  synd  manega  eardung-2 
stowa  :  ne  saede  ic  eow.    Hyt  ys  lytles  wana  thaet  ic  fare, 
and  wylle   eow   eardung-stowe  gegearwian.     And  gif  ic  3 
fare,  and   eow  eardung-stowe   gegearwige,  eft   ic  cume, 
and  nime  eow  to  me  sylfum ;  thaet  ge  syn  thaer  ic  eom. 
And  ge  witon  hwyder  ic  fare,  and  ge  cunnon  t&one  weg.  4 


IOHANNES   XIV. 

5  Thomas  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Dryhten,  we  nyton  hwyder  thu 

6  faerst ;  and  hu  mage  we  thone  weg  cunnan  ?  Se  Haelend 
cwaeth  to   him  :  lc   eom  weg,  and  sothfaestnys,  and  li'f : 

7  ne  cymth  nan  to  Faeder,  buton  thurh  me.  Gif  ge  cuthon 
me,  witodlice  ge  cuthon  minne  Faeder:  and  heonon-forth 

sge  hyne  gecnawath,  and  ge  hine  gesawon.  Philippus 
cwaeth  to  him :  Dryhten,  aetyw  us  thone  Faeder,  and  we 

9  habbath  genoh.  Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  Philippus, 
swa  lange  tid  ic  waes  mid  eow,  and  ge  ne  gecneowon 
me :  se  the  me  gesyhth,  gesyhth  minne  Faeder  :  humeta 

io  c wyst  thu,  Aetyw  us  thinne  Faeder  ?  Ne  gelyfst thu thaet  ic 
eom  on  Faeder,  and  Faeder  ys  on  me  ?  tha  word  the  ic  to 
eow  sprece,  ne   sprece   ic  hig  of  me  sylfum  :  se   Faeder 

n  the  wunath  on  me,  he  wyrcth  tha  weorc.  Ne  gelyfe  ge 
thaet  ic  eom  on  Faeder,  and  Faeder  ys  on  me  :  gelyfath  for 

is  tham  weorcum.  Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Se  the  gelyfth  on  me, 
he  wyrcth  tha  weorc  the  ic  wyrce,  and  he  wyrcth  maran 

13  thonne  tha  synd  ;  fortham  the  ic  fare  to  Faeder.  And  ic 
do  swa  hwaet  swa  ge  biddath  on  minum  naman,  thaet  Fae- 

u  der  sig  gewuldrod  on  Suna.  Gif  ge  hwaet  me  biddath 
on  minum  naman,  thaet  ic  do. 

THYS  SCEAL  ON  PENTECOSTENES  MAESSE-AEFEN. 

15  Gif  ge  me  luflath,  healdath  mine  bebodu.  And  ic  bidde 
i6  Faeder,  and  he  sylth  eow  otherne  Frefriend,  thaet  beo  aefre 
n  mid  eow  ;  sothfaestnysse  Gast,  the  thes  middan-eard  ne 
maeg  underfon:  he  ne  can  hyne,  fortham  the  he  ne  gesyhth 
hyne  :  ge  hyne  cunnon,  fortham  the  he  wunath  mid  eow, 
is  and  bith  on  eow.     Ne  laete  ic  eow  steop-cild  :  ic  cume 

19  to  eow.  Nu  gyt  ys  an  lytel  fyrst,  and  middan-eard  me 
ne  gesyhth  :  ge   me  geseoth  ;  fortliam  ic   lybbe,  and  ge 

20  lybbath.  On  tham  daege  ge  gecnawath  thaet  ic  eom  on 
minum  Faeder,  and  ge  synd  on  me,  and  ic  eom  on  eow. 

2i  Se  the  haefth  mine  bebodu,  and  hylt  tha,  he  ys  the  me  lufath : 
min  Faeder  lufath  thaene  the  me  lufath,  and  ic  lunge  hyne, 

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and  geswutelige  him  me  sylfne.      Iudas  cwaeth  to  hym  2a 
(naes  na  se  Scarioth)  :  Dryhten,  hwaet  ys  geworden,  thaet 
tliu  wylt  the  sylfne  gesvvutelian  us,  naes  middan-earde  ? 
Se  Haelend  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  23 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON   PEiNTECOSTENES  MAESSED-VEG. 

Gif  hwa  me  lufath,  he  hylt  mine  spraece,  and  min  Faeder 
lufath  hine  ;  and  we  cumath  to  him,  and  we  wyrcath  eard- 
ung-stowa  mid   him.      Se   the   me   ne  lufath,  ne   hylt  he  24 
mine  spraeca  :  and  nys  hyt  min  spraec  the  ge  gehyrdon, 
ac  thaes  Faeder  the  me  sende.  Thas  tiling  ic  eow  saede,  tha  25 
ic  mid  eow  wunode.     Se  Halga  Frofre-Gast,  the  Faeder  26 
sent  on  minum  naman,  eow  laerth  ealle  thing;  and  he  lacrth 
eow  ealle  tha  thing  the  ic  eow  secge.     Ic  laefe  eow  sibbe  ;  27 
ic  sylle  eow  mine  sibbe  :  ne  sylle  ic  eow  sibbe  swa  mid- 
dan-eard  sylth.     Ne  sy  eower  heorte  gedrefed,  ne  ne  forht- 
ige  ge.    Ge  gehyrdon  thaet  ic  eow  saede,  Ic  ga,  and  ic  cume  28 
to  eow.     Witodlice   gif  ge  me   lufedon,  ge  geblissodon  ; 
fortham  the  ic  fare  to  Faeder ;  fortham  Faeder  ys  mara  thonne 
ic.    And  nu  ic  eow  saede,  aerrham  the  hit  geweorthe,  thaet  29 
ge  gelyfon,  thonne  hit  geworden  bith.     Ne  sprece  ic  nu  30 
na  fela  with  eow  :  thyses  middan-eardes  ealdor  cymth,  and 
he  naefth  nan  thing  on  me  :  ac  thaet  middan-eard  on-  31 
cnawe  thaet  ic  lufige  Faeder,  and  ic  do  swa  Faeder  me  be 
bead.     Arisath,  uton  gan  heonon. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATII  TO  Sc~  VITALIS  MAESSAN. 

XV.  Ic  eom  soth  win-eard,  and  min  Faeder  ys  eorth-  1 
tilia.      He  deth  aelc  twig  awcg  on  me  the  blaeda  ne  byrth  ;  2 
and  he  feormath  aelc  tljaera  the  blaeda  byrth,  thaet  hyt  here 
blaeda  theswitlior.   Nugesyndclaenefor  thaere  spraece  the  3 
ic  to  eow  spraec.     Wuniath  on  me,  and  ic  on  eow.     Swa  -i 
twig  ne  maeg  blaeda  beran  him-sylf,  buton  hit  wunige  on 
win-earde,  swa  ge   ne   magon   eac,  buton  ge  wunion   on 
me.     Ic  eom  win-eard,  and  ge  synd  twigu  :  Se  the  wunath  s 
on  me,  and  ic  on  him,  se  byrth  myelc  blaeda :  fortham  ge 
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ine  magon  nan  thing  don  lutan  me.  Gif  hwa  ne  wunath 
on  me,  he  byth  aworpen  ut  swa  twig,  and  fordruwath  ; 
and  hig  gaderiath  tha,  and  doth  on  fyr,  and  hig  foibyrnath. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  WODNES-DAEG  OFER  ASCENSIO 
DOMINI. 

7  Git'  ge  wuniath  on  me,  and  mine  word  wuniath  on  eow, 
biddath  swa  hwaet  swa  ge  wyllon,  and  hyt  byth  eower. 

8  On  tham  ys  min  Faeder  geswutelod,  thaet  ge  beron  mycle 

9  blaeda,  and  beon  mine  leorning-cnyhtas.     And  ic  lufode 
to  eow  swa  Faeder  lufode  me  :  wuniath  on  minre  lufe.     Gif 

ge  mine  bebodu  gehealdath,  ge  wuniath  on  minre  lufe  ; 
swa  ic  geheold  mines  Faeder  bebodu,  and  ic  wunige   on 
ii  hys  lufe.     Thas  thing  ic  eow  saede,  thaet  min  gefea  sy  on 
eow,  and  eower  gefea  sy  gefullod. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  TO  THAERA  APOSTOLA  MAESSE-DAGON. 

12  This  ys  min  bebod,  thaet  ge  lufion  eow  gemaenelice,swa  ic 

i3  eow  lufode.     Naefth  nan  man  maran  lufe  thonne  theos  ys, 

H  thaet  hwa  sylle  his  li'f  for  his  freondum.     Ge  synd  mine 

15  frynd,  gif  ge  doth  tha  thing  the  ic  eow  bebeode.     Ne  telle 

ic  eow  to  theowan  ;  fortham  se  theowra  nat  hwaet  se  hlaford 

deth :  ic  tealde  eow  to  freondum  ;  fortham  ic  cythde  eow 

i6  ealle  tha  thing  the  ic  gehyrde  aet  minum  Faeder.     Ne  ge- 

cure  ge  me,  ac  ic  geceas  eow,  and  ic  sette  eow,tliaet  ge  gan 

and  blaeda  beron,  and  eowre  blaeda  gelaeston ;  thaet  Faeder 

sylle  eow  swra  hwaet  swa  ge  biddath  on  minum  naman 

AND  THYS  GEBYRATH  TO  THAERA  APOSTOLA  MAESSE- 
DAGON. 

i7  Thas  thing  ic  eow  beode,  thaet  ge  lufion  eow  gemaenelice. 

is  Gif  middan-eard  eow  hatath,  witath  thaet  he  hatede  me  a'er 

19  eow.  Gif  ge  of  middan-earde  waeron,  middan-eard 
lufode  thaet  his  waes  :  fortham  the  ge  ne  synd  of  middan- 
earde,  ac  ic  eow  geceas  of  middan-earde,  forthig  middan- 

soeard  eow  hatath.  Gemunath  minre  spraece  the  ic  eow 
saede,  Nis  se  theowa  maerra  thonne  his  hlaford.     Gif  hig 


IOHANNES    XVI. 

me  ehton,  hig  wyllath  ehtan  eower :  gif  hig  mine  spraece 
heoldon,  hig  healdath  eac  eowre.     Ac  ealle  thas  thing  hig  21 
doth  eow  for  minum  naman  ;  fortham  the  hig  ne  cunnon 
thone  the  me  sende.    Gif  ic  ne  come,  and  to  him  ne  spraece,  2s 
naefdon   hig  nane   synne :  nu  hig  nabhath  nane  lade  be 
heora  synne.    Se  the  me  hatath  hatath  minne  Faeder.    Gif  24 
ic  nane  weorc  ne  worhte  on  him,  the  nan  other  ne  worhte, 
naefdon  hig  nane  synne  :  nu  hig  gesawon,  and  hig  hate- 
don  aegther  ge  me,  ge  minne  Faeder.     Ac  thaet  seo  spraec  as 
sy  gefylled  the  on  hyra  ae  awriten  ys.  Thaet  hig  hatedon  me 
buton  gewyrhtam. 

THYS  GEBYRATH  ON  SUNNAN-DAEG,  OFER  ASCENSIO 
DOMINI. 

Thonne  se  Frefriend  cymth,  the  ic  eow  sende  fram  Faeder,  26 
sothfaestnysse  Gast,the  cymth  fram  Faeder,  he  cyth  gewit- 
nesse  be  me  :  and  ge  cythath  gewitnesse,  fortham  ge  waer-  37. 
on  fram  fruman  mid  me. 

XVI.  Thas  thing  ic  eow  saede,  thaet  ge  ne  swicion.  Hig  2 
doth  eow  of  gesomnungum ;  ac  seo  tid  cymth, thaet  aelcthe 
eow  ofslyhth  wenth  thaet  he  thenige  Gode.    And  tljas thing  3 
hig  doth,  fortham  the  hig  ne  cuthon  minne  Faeder,  ne  me. 
Ac  thas  thing  ic  eow  saede,  thaet  ge  gemunon,  thonne  heora  4 
tid  cymth,  tliaet  ic  hit  eow  saede.     Ne  saede  ic  eow  thas 
thing  aet  fruman,  fortham  the  ic  waes  mid  eow. 

TUYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  SUNNAN-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
FEORTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  EASTRON. 

Nu  ic  fare  to  tham  the  me  sende,  and  eower  nan  ne  acsath  5 
me,  Hwyder  ic  fare  ?     Ac  fortham  the  ic  spraec  thas  thing  6 
to  eow,  unrotnys   gefylde   eowre   heortan.     Ac   ic   eow  7 
secge  sothfaestnysse ;  Eow  fremath  thaet  ic  fare :  gif  ic  ne 
fare,  ne  cymth  se  Frefriend  to  eow :  witodlice  gif  ic  fare, 
ic  hyne  sende  to  eow.      And  thonne  he  cymth,  he  thwyth  8 
thysne  middan-eard  be  synne,  and  be   rihtwisnesse,  and 
be  dome:    be  synne,  fort.liam  hig  ne  gelyfdon  on  me  ;  9 

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10  be  rihtwisnysse,  fortham  ic  fare  to  Faeder,  and  ge  me  ne 

11  geseoth  ;  be  dome,  fortham  thyses  middan-eardes  ealdor  ys 

12  gedemed.     Gyt  ic  haebbe  eow  fela  to  secgenne,  ac  ge 

13  hyt  ne  magon  nu  acuman.  Thonne  thaere  sothfaestnysse 
Gast  cymth,  he  laerth  eow  ealle  sothfaestnysse  :  ne  sprycth 
he  of  him-sylfum,  ac  he  sprycth  tha  thing  the  he  gehyrth  : 

H  and  cyth  eow  tha  thing  the  towearde  synd.    He  me  geswu- 
io  telath  ;  fortham  he  nimth  of  minum,  and  cyth  eow.    Ealle 

tha  thing  the  min  Faeder  haefth  synd  mine ;  forthigiccwaeth, 

thaet  he  nimth  of  minum,  and  cyth  eow. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  OFER  EASTRON,  TWA  WUCAN, 
ON  SUNNAN-DAEG. 

16  Ne  ymbe  an  lytel  ge  me  ne  geseoth ;  and  eft  ymbe  lytel 

17  ge  me  geseoth,  fortham  the  ic  fare  to  Faeder.  Tha  cwaedon 
his  leorning-cnyhtas  him  betwynan :  Hwaet  ys  thaet  he 
us  segth,  Ymbe   lytel  ge  me  ne  geseoth  ;   and  eft  ymbe 

is  lytel  and  ge  me  geseoth  ;  and  thaet  ic  fare  to  Faeder  ?  Hig 
cwaedon  witodlice :  Hwaet  ys  thaet  he  cwyth,  Ymbe  lytel  ? 

19  we  nyton  hwaet  he  sprycth.  Se  Haelend  wiste  thaet  hig 
woldon  hyne  acsian,  and  he  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Be  tham  ge 
smeageath  betweonan  eow,  fortham  ic  saede,  Ymbe  lytel 

20  ge  me  ne  geseoth  ;  and  efte  ymbe  lytel  ge  me  geseoth  :  soth 
ic  eow  secge,  Thaet  ge  heofiath  and  wepath,  middan-eard 
geblissath ;  and  ge  beoth  unrote,  ac  eower  unrotnys  byth 

21  gewend  to  gefean.  Thaenne  wi'f  centh,  heo  haefth  unrot- 
nysse,  fortham  the  hyre  tid  com  :  thonne  heo  centh  cnapan, 
ne  geman  heo  thaere  hefinysse  for  gefean,  fortham  man 

22  byth  acenned  on  middan-eard.  And  witodlice  ge  habbath 
nu  unrotnysse :  eft  ic  eow  geseo,  and  eower  heorte  ge- 
blissath ;    and  nan  man  ne  nimth  eowerne  gefean  fram 

23  eow.     And  on  tliam  daege  ge  ne  biddath  me  nanes  thinges. 

THYS  GODSPEL  SCEAL  ON  THONE  FEORTHAN  SUNNAN-DAEG 
OFER  EASTRON. 

Soth  ic  eow  secge,  Gif  ge  hwaet  biddath  minne  Faeder  on 

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minum  naman,  he  hyt  sylth  eow.    Oth  thys  ne  baede  ge  nan  24 
thing  on  minum  naman  ;  biddath,  and  ge  underfoth,  thaet 
eower  gefea  sy  full.     Thas  thing  ic  eow  saede  on  bigspcll-  is 
um  :  seo  tid  cymth,  tlionnc  ic  eow  ne  sprece  on  bigspellum, 
ac  ic  cythe  eow  openlice  be  minum  Faeder,  On  tham  daege  2G 
ge   biddath  on  minum  naman  ;  and   ic  eow  ne  secge  for- 
tfyam  ic  bidde  minne  Faeder  be  eow.     Witodlice  se  Faeder  n 
eow  lufath,foitham  the  ge  lufedon  me,  and  gelyfdon  thaet 
ic  com  of  Gode.     Ic  for  fram  Faeder,  and  com  on  mid-  28 
dan-eard :  eft  ic  forlaete  middan-eard,  and  fare  to  Faeder. 
Hys  leorning-cnyhtas  cwaedon  to  hym  :  Nu,  thu  sprycst  89 
openlice,  and  ne  segst  nan  bigspell.     Nu  we  witon  thaet  m 
thu  wast  ealle  thing,  and  the  nys  nan  thearf  thaet  aenig  the 
acsie  :  on  thysum  we  gelyfath  thaet  thu  come  of  Gode.    Se  31 
Haelend  him   andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  Nu  ge  gelyfath. 
Nu,  com  tid,  and  cymth,  thaet  ge  to-faron  aeghwylc  to  his  32 
agenum,   and   forlaeton  me    anne  :    and  ic   ne  eom    ana, 
forthamminFaederysmidme.  Thas  tiling  ic  eow  saede,  thaet  33 
ge  habbon  sibbe  on  me.     Ge  habbath  hefige  byrthene  on 
middan-earde  :  ac  getruwiath  ;  ic  oferswithde  middan-eard. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH   ON  WODXES-PAEG,  ON  THAERE 
GANG-WUCAN  TO  THAM  VIGILIAN. 

XVII.  Thas  thing  se  Haelend  spraec,and  ahof  uphiseagan  1 
to  heofenum,  and  cwaeth  :   Faeder,  tid  ys  cumen  ;  geswu- 
tela  thinne  Sunu,  thaet  thin  Sunu  geswutelige  the  :  and  swa  2 
thu  hym  sealdest  anweald  aelces  mannes,  thaet  he  sylle  ece 
Iff  eallum  tham  the  thu  hym  sealdest.     This  ys  sotbiice  ece  3 
1  if,  thaet  hig-  oncnawon  thaet  thueartansoth  God, and  se  the 
thu  sendest,  Haelend  Crist.    Ic  the  geswutelode  ofer  eorth-  4 
an  :  ic  geendode  thaet  weorc  thaet  thu  me  sealdest  to  don- 
ne.     And  nu,  thu  Faeder,  gebeorhta  me  mid  the  sylfum  5 
thaere  beorhtnysse  the  ic  haefde  mid  the,  a'ertham  the  mid- 
dan-eard wa'ere.  Ic  geswutelode  thinne  naman  tham  mannum  6 
the  thu  me  sealdest  of  middan-earde  :  big  waeron  thine, 


IOHANNES   XVII. 

and  thu  hig  sealdest  me  ;  and  hig  geheoldon  thine  spraece. 
.  Nil  hio  o-ecneowon  thaet  ealle  tha  thing  the  thu  me  sealdest 

8  synd  of  the.  Fortham  ic  sealde  him  tha  word  the  thu  seal- 
dest me  ;  and  hio-  underfengon  and  oncneowon  sothlice 
t.'iaet  ic  com  of  the ;  and  hig  gelyfdon  thaet  thu  me  sendest. 

9  Ic  bidde   for  hig :    lie   bidde  ic  for  middan-earde,  ac  for 
.o  tha  the  thu  me  sealdest ;  fortham  hig  synd  thine.   And  ealle 

mine  synd  thine,  and  thine  synd* mine  ;  and  ic  eom  geswu- 
n  telod  on  him.      And  nu  ic  ne  eom  on  middan-earde,  and 
hig  synd  on  middan-earde,  and  ic  cume  to  the. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  ON  THAERE 
FEORTHAN  WUCAN  OFER  EASTRON. 

[On  thaere  tide  se  Haelend  beheold  his  leorning-cnyhtas, 
and  cwaeth  :]   Halga  Faeder,  heald  on  thinum  naman  thaet 
12  thu  me  sealdest,  thaet  hig  syn  an,  swa  wyt  synd.     Tha  ic 
waes  mid  him,  ic  heold  hig  on  thinum  naman  :  ic  heold 
tha  the  thu  me  sealdest,  and  ne  forwearth  heora  nan,  buton 
forspyllednysse  beam;  thaet tljaethaligegewritsygefylled. 
i3.Nu  ic  cume  to  the,  and  thas  thing  ic  sprece  on  middan- 
earde,  thaet  hig  habbon  minne  gefean  gefylledne  on  him- 
H  sylfum.     Ic  sealde   him  thine  spraece  ;  and  middan-eard 
hig  haefde  on  hatunge  ;  fortham  hig  ne  synd  of  middan- 
isearde,  swa  ic  eac  ne  eom  of  middan-earde.     Ne  bidde  ic 
thaet  thu  hisj  nime  of  middan-earde,  ac  thaet  thu  hio;  o-ehealde 
i6  of  yfele.     Ne  synd  hig  of  middan-earde,  swa  ic  ne  eom  of 
17  middan-earde.     Gehalga  hig  in  sothfaestnysse  :  thin  spraec 
is  ys  sothfaestnys.     Swa  thu  me  sendest  on  middan-eard,  ic 

19  sende   hig   on   middan-eard.     And  for  hio;  ic  halo-io-e  me 

20  sylfne,  thaet  hig  syn  eacgehalgodeonsothfaestnysse.  Witod- 
lice  ne  gebidde  ic  for  hig  ane,  ac  eac  for  tha  the  gyt  sceolon 

si  gelyfan  thurh  heora  word  on  me  ;  thaet  ealle  syn  an  ;  swa 
thu,  Faeder,  eart  on  me,andic  on  the,  thaet  hig  syn  eac  an  on 

*a  unc  :  thaet  middan-eard  gelyfe  thaet  thu  me  sendest.  And 
ic  sealde  him  tha  beorhtnysse  tfoe  thu  me  sealdest ;  thaet  hig 


IOHANNES   XVIII. 

syn  an,  swa  wyt  syn  an.     Ic  eom  on  him,  and  thu  eart  on  33 
me,  thaet  big  syn  geendode  on  an  ;  thaet  middan-eard  on- 
cnawe  thaet  thu  me  sendest,  and  lufodest  hig,  swa  thu  me 
lufodest.  Faeder,ic  wylle  thaet  tha,  the  thu  me  sealdest,syn  24 
mid  me  thaer  ic  eom  ;  thaet  hig  geseon  mine  beorhtnysse, 
the  thu  me  sealdest:  fortham  thu  lufodest  me  a'er  middan- 
eard  geset  waere.     La  rihtwi'sa  Faeder,  middan-eard  the  25 
ne  gecneow :  witodlice  ic  the  gecneow,  and  hig  oncneow- 
on  thaet  thu  me  sendest.    And  ic  him  cythde  thinne  naman,  26 
and  gyt  wylle  cythan;  thaet  seo  lufu,the  thu  me  lufodest,  sy 
on  him,  and  ic  eom  on  him. 

TIIES  PASSIO  GEBYRATII  ON  LANGA-FRIGE-DAEG. 

XVIII.  Tha se  Haelend  thas  thi  ng cwaeth , tha eode  he  ofer  1 
tha  burnan  Cedron,  thaer  waes  an  wyrt-tun,  in  to  tham  he 
eode,  and  his  leorning-cnihtas.     Witodlice  Iudas,  the  hyne  * 
belafewde,wiste  tha  stowe, fortham  the  se  Haelend  oft-raed- 
lice  com  thyder  mid  hys  ieorning-cnyhtum.    Tha  underfeng  3 
Iudas  thaet  folc  and  tha  thegnas,  aet  tham  bisceopum  and 
aet  tham  Phariseon,  and  com  thyder  mid  leoht-fatum,  and 
mid  blasum,  and  mid  waepnum.     Witodlice  se  Haelend  4 
wiste  ealle  tha  thing  the  him  towearde  waeron :  he  eode  tha 
forth,  and  cwaeth  to  him :  Hwaene  sece  ge  ?  Hig  andsware-  5 
don  him,  and   cwaedon :    Thone  Nazareniscan    Haelend 
Se  Haelend  cwaeth :  Ic  hit  eom.     Sothlice  Iudas,  the  hyne 
belaewde,  stod   mid  him.     Tha  he  openlice   saede,  Ic  hit  6 
eom,  tha  eodon  big  under-baec,  and  fcollon  on  tha  eorthan 
Eft  he  hig  axode  ;    Hwaene  sece  ge  ?      Hig  cwaedon  :  1 
Thone  Nazareniscan  Haelend.     Se  Haelend  hymandswaro-  » 
de  :  Ic  saede  eow  thaet  ic  hit  eom  :  gyf  ge  witodlice  me 
sec ath,laetath  thas  faran:  thaet  seo  spraec  waere  gefylled,  the  9 
he  cwaeth, Thaet  icnaennethaeraneforspi lie, the  thu  me  seal- 
dest.    Witodlice  Simon  Pctrus  ateah  hys  sweord,  and  slob  io 
thaes  bisceopes  tfyeowan,  and  accarf  him  of  thaet  swythre 
eare.    Thaes  theo wan  nama  waes  Malchus.    Tha  cwaeth  se  11 

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Haelend  to  Petre :  Do  tliin  sweord  onhys  scaethe ;  thone  calic 

12  the  min  Faeder  me  sealde,  ne  drince  ic  hine  ?  Thaet  folc,  and 
se  ealdor,  and  tliaera  Iudea  thegnas  namon  thone  Haelend, 

13  and  bundon  hine,  and  laeddon  hine  aerest  to  Annan,  se 
waes  Caiphas  sweor  ;  and  se  Caiphas  waes  thaes  geares 

ubi-sceop.  Witodlice  Caiphas  dihte  tham  Iudeum,  and 
cwaeth, thaet  hyt  betere  waere  thaet  anmanswulteforfolce. 

15  Simon  Petrus  fyligde  tham  Haelende,  and  other  leorning- 
cnyht :  se  other  leorning-cnyht  waes  tham  bisceope  cuth ; 
and  he  eode  in  myd   tham   Haelende   on   thaes  bisceopes 

16  cafer-tun.  Petrus  stod  aet  thaere  dura  thaer-ute.  Tha  eode 
se  leorning-cnyht  lit,  the  waes  thaes  bisceopes  cutha,  and 

n  cwaeth  to  thaere  duru-tliinene,  and  laedde  Petrum  in.  Tha 
cwaeth  seo  duru-thinen  to  Petre :  Cwyst  thu  eart  thu  of 
thyses  leorning-cnyhtum  ?     Tha  cwaeth  he  :  Nice,  ne  eom 

is  ic.  Tha  theowas  and  tha  thegnas  stodon  aet  tham  gledon, 
and  wyrmdon  hig ;    fortham  hit  waes  ceald  :    witodlice 

19  Petrus  stod  mid  him,  and  wyrmdon  hyne.  Se  bisceop 
acsode   thone   Haelend  ymbe   hys    leorning-cnyhtas,   and 

2oymbe  hys  lare.  Tha  andswarode  se  Haelend,  and  cwaeth : 
Ic  spraec  openlice  to  middan-earde ;  and  ic  laerde  symle 
on  gesomnunge,  and  on  temple,  thaer  ealle  Iudeas  togae- 

2i  dere  comon ;  and  ic  ne  spraec  nan  thing  digelice.  Hwi 
ucsast  thu  me  ?  acsa  tha  the  gehyrdon  hwaet  ic  to  hym 

22  spra'ece  :  hig  witon  tha  thing  the  ic  hym  saede.  Tha  he  th}Ts 
cwaeth,  thasioh  an  thaera  thegna  the  thar  stodon  thone  Hael- 
end mid  his  handa,  and  cwaeth  :    Andswarast  thu  swa  tham 

29  bisceope  ?  Se  Haelend  andswarode  hym,  and  cwaeth  : 
Gif  ic  yfele  spraece,  cyth  gewitnysse  be  yfele :  gif  ic  wel 

24  spraece,  hwi  beatst  thu  me  ?     Tha  sende  Annas  hyne  to 

25  tham  bisceope  gebundenne.  And  Simon  Petrus  stod 
and  wyrmde  hine.  Tha  cwaedon  hig  to  hym  :  Cwyst  thu 
eart  thu  of  his  leorning-cnyhtum  ?  He  withsoc,  and  cwaeth : 

26  Ic  ne  eom      Tha  cwaeth  an  thaes  bisceopes  theowena,  his 

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cutha  thaes  eare  sloh  Petrus  of:  Hu  ne  geseah  ic  tljc  on 
tham  wyrt-tune  mid  him  ?■    Petrus  tlja  eft  withsoc  :  and  27 
sona  se  cocc  creow.     Tha  gelaeddon  hig  thone  Haelend  to  28 
Caiphan  on  thaet  dom-ern  :  hyt  waes  tlja  morgen  ;  and  hig 
sylfe  ne  eodon  in  to  tham  dom-erne,  thaet  hig  naeron  be- 
smitene  ;  ac  thaet  hig  aeton  heora  Eastron.    Tha  eode  Pila-  29 
tus  lit  to  him,  and  cvvaeth  :    Hwylce  wrohte  bringe  ge 
ongean  thysne  man  ?     Hig  andswarcdon,  and  cwaedon  to  30 
him  :  Gif  he  na'ere  yfel-daede,  ne  sealde  we  hyne  the.    Tha  31 
cwaeth  Pilatus  to  him :  Nimath  hine,  and  demath  him  be 
eowre  ae.     Tha  cwaedon  tlja  Iudeas  to  him  :  Us  nis  alyfed 
thaet  we  aenigne  man  ofslean :  thaet  thaes  Haelendes  spraec  33 
waere  gefylled,  the  he  cwaeth,  tha  he  geswutelode  hwylcon 
deathe  he  swulte.     Tha  eode  Pilatus  eft  in  to  tham  dom-  33 
erne,  and  clypode   thone  Haelend,  and  cwaeth  to  hym  : 
Eart  thu  Iudea  cining?    Tha  andswardde  se  Haelend  hym,  34 
and  cwaeth :  Cwyst  thu  this  of  the  sylfum,  hwaether  the  hyt 
the  othre  saedon  ?    Pilatus  hym  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  :  33 
Cwyst  thu  eom  ic  Iudeisc  ?  Thin  theod  and  thine  bisceopas 
the  sealdon  me :  hwaet  dydcst  thu  ?  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend :  36 
Mm  rice  nys  of  thysum  middan-earde  :  gif  min  rice  waere 
of  thysum  middan-earde,  witodlice  mine  thegnas  fuhton, 
thaet  ic  naere  geseald  Iudeum  :  n3Ts  min  rice  of  thysum 
middan-earde.     Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  hym  :  Eart  thu  wit-  37 
odlice    cyning  ?       Se    Haelend    hym    andswarode,    and 
cwaeth :  Thu  hyt  segst  thaet  ic  eom  cyng.    On  tham  ic  com 
geboren,  and  to  tham  ic  com  on  middan-eard,  thaet  ic  cythe 
sothfaestnysse.   Aelc  thaera  the  ys  on  sothfaestnysse  gehyrth 
mine  stefne.     Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  hym  :  Hwaet  ys  soth-  33 
faestnys  ?     And  tha  he  this  cwaeth,  tha  eode  he  eft  lit  to 
tham  Iudeum,  and  cwaeth  to  hym :  Ne  funde  ic  naenne 
gylt  on  thysum  men.     Hit  ys  eower  gewuna,  thaet  ic  for-  39 
gife  eow  aenne  man  on  Eastron  :  wylie  ge  thaet  ic  forgife 
eow    Iudea   cyning  ?     Hig   clypedon   ealle,  and    cwaed-  40 
229  21 


IOHANNES   XIX. 

on  :    Na  thysne,  ac  Barraban.     Witodlice  Barrabas  waes 
theof. 

XIX.  Tha  nam  Pilatus  thone  Haelend,  and  swang  hyne. 

2  And  tha  thegnas  wundon  thyrnenne  cyne-helm,  and  asetton 
hyne   on  his  heafod,  and  scryddon   hyne  mid  purpuran 

3  reafe ;  and  hig  comon  to  hym,  and  cwaedon  ;  Hal  beo 
thu,  Iudea  cyning  !  and  hi  plaetton  hyne  mid  heora  hand- 

4um.  Tha  eode  Pilatus  eft  ut,  and  cwaeth  :  Nu,  ic  hyne 
laede  hyder  lit  to  eow,  thaet  ge  ongiton  thaet  ic  ne  funde 

snaenne  gylt  on  hym.  Tha  eode  se  Haelend  lit,  and  baer 
thyrnenne    cyne-helm,   and    purpuran    reaf.      And  saede 

6  him  :  Her  is  man  !  Witodlice  tha  tha  bisceopas  and  tha 
thegnas  hine  gesawon,  tha  clypodon  hig,  and  cwaedon  : 
Hon  hyne,  hoh  hyne.  Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  him  :  Nime 
ge  hyne,  and  hoth  :    ic  ne  funde  naenne  gylt  on  hym. 

7  Tha  Iudeas  him  andswaredon,  and  cwaedon  :  We  habbath 
a'e,  and  be  ure  a'e  he  sceal  sweltan  ;  fortham  tlie  he  cwaeth 

8  thaet  he  waere  Godes  Sunu.     Tha  Pilatus  gehyrde  thas 

9  spra'ece,  tha  ondred  he  him  thaes  the  swithor  ;  and  eode  eft 
in  to  tham  dom-erne,  and  cwaeth  to  tham  Haelende :  Hwa- 
non  eart  thu  ?     Witodlice  se  Haelend  hym  ne  sealde  nane 

io  andsware.  Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  to  hym  :  Hwi  ne  spry  est 
thu  with  me  ?  nast  thu  thaet  ic  haebbe  mihte  the  to  honne, 

ii  and  ic  haebbe  mihte  the  to  forlaetenne  ?  Se  Haelend  hym 
andswarode  :  Naefdest  thu  nane  mihte  ongean  me,  buton 
hyt  wa'ere  the  ufan  geseald  ;  fortham  sehaefth  maran  synne, 

12  se  the  me  the  sealde.  And  syththan  sohte  Pilatus  hu  he 
hine  forlete.  Tha  Iudeas  clypodon,  and  cwaedon  :  Gif 
thu  hine  forla'etst,  ne  eart  thu  thaes  Caseres  freond  :  aelc 

13  thaerathehyne  to  cynge  deth,ys  thaes  Caseres  wither-saca. 
Tha  Pilatus  trias  spraece  gehyrde,  tha  laedde  he  ut  thone 
Haelend,  and  saet  aet-foran  tham  dom-setle,on  thaere  stowe 
the  ys  genemned  Lithostratos,  and  on  Ebreisc  Gabbatha. 

i4  Hyt  waes  tjia  Eastra  gegearcung-daeg,  and  hyt  waes  seo 


IOHANNES   XIX. 

syxte  ti'd :  tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  Iudeum:  Her  ys  eower 
Cyning!     Hig  clypodon  ealle,  and  cwaedon :  Is'im  hyne,  \& 
nim  hyne,  and  hob.     Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  :  Sceal  ic  hon 
eowerne  cyning  ?     Him  andswarcdon  tha  bisceopas,  and 
cwaedon  :  JN'aebbe  we  naenne  cyning,  buton  Casere.     Tha  16 
sealde  he  hyne  hym  to  ahonne.     Tha  namon  hig  thone 
Haelend,  and  tugon  hine   lit ;    and  bacron   his  rode   mid  17 
him,  on  tha  stowe  the  ys  genemned  heafod-pannan  stow, 
and  on  Ebreisc,  Golgotha ;  Thaer  hig  hyne  ahengon,  and  is 
twegen  othre  mid  him,  on  twa  healfa,  and  thone  Haelend 
on   middan.       Witodlice    Pilatus   wrat    ofer-gewrit,   and  19 
sette  ofer  his  rode.     Thaer  waes  on  gewriten,  Tins  ys  se 
Nazarejniscea  Haelend,  Iudea  Cyniing.     Manega  thaera  20 
Iudea  raeddon  this  gewrit ;  fortham  the  seo  stow  waes  ge- 
hende  thacre  ceastre  thaer  se  Haelend  waes  ahangen.     Hit 
waes    awriten   Ebreisceon    stafon,    and    Greeisceon,    and 
Leden  stafon.     Tha  cwaedon  tha  bisceopas  to  Pilate  :  Ne  21 
writ  thu  Iudea  Cyning,  ac  thaet  he  cwaede,  Ic  eom  Iudea 
Cyning.    Tha  cwaeth  Pilatus  ;  Ic  wrat  thaet  ic  wrat.    Tha  22 
tha    cempan    hyne    ahengon,   hig «.  namon    his    reaf,    and  23 
worhton  feower  daelas,  aelcon   cempan  aenne  dael  ;  and 
tunecan  :  seo  tunece  waes  unasiwod,  and  waes  eall  awef- 
en.     Tha  cwaedon  hig  him  betweonan  :  Ne  slite  we  hig,  24 
ac  uton  hleotan  hwylces  ure  heo  sy :  thaet  thaet  halige 
gewrit  sy  gefylled,  the  thus  cwyth,  Hig  todaeldon  hym  mine 
reaf,   and    ofer    mine    reaf  hig    wurpon    hlot.      Witodlice 
thus  dydon  tha  cempan.  Tha  stodon  with  tha  rode  thaes  Hael-  25 
endes    moder,   and  his    moder    swuster,   Maria    Cleophe, 
and   Maria   Magdalenisce.     Tha  se   Haelend  geseah   his  w 
moder,  and  thone  leorning-enyht  stand cnde,  the  he  lufode, 
tha  cwaeth  he  to  his  meder  :  Wif,  her  ys  thin  sunu  !     Eft  27 
he  cwaeth  to  tham  leorning-cnyhte  :  Her  ys  thin  moder  ! 
And  of  thaere   tide  se   leorning-cnyht   hig   nam   to   him. 
Aefter  thyson,  tha  se  Haelend  wiste  thaet  ealle  thing  waeron  28 

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geendode,  thaet  thaet  halige"  gewrit  waere  gefylled,  tha 

29  cvvaeth  he :  Me  thyrst.   Tha  slod  an  faet  full  ecedes :  hig  be- 

wundon  ane  spingan  myd  ysopo,  seo  waes  full  ecedes,  and 

so  setton  to  his  muthe.     Tha  se  Haelend  onfeng  thaes  ecedes, 

tha  cwaeth  he  :  Hyt  ys  geendod  :  and  he  ahylde  his  heafod, 

si  and  ageaf  his  gast.     Tha  Iudeas  baedon  Pilatum  thaet  man 

fjrbraece  heora  sceancan,  and  lete  hig  nyther  ;  fortham  the 

hit  waes  g;eo;earcuno;-daeo; :  thaet  tha  lichaman  ne  wunedon 

on  rode  on  reste-daege :  se  daeg  waes  maere  reste-daeg. 

32  Tha  comon  tha  cempan,  and  braecon  aerest  thaes  sceancan, 

33  the  mid  him  ahangen  waes.  Tha  hig  to  tham  Haelende 
comon,  and  gesawon  thaet  he  dead  waes,  ne  braecon  hig 

34  na  his  sceancan :  ac  an  thaera  cempena  geopenode  his 
si'dan  mid  spere,  and  hraedlice   thar  fleow  blod  lit,  and 

35  waeter.  And  se  the  hyt  geseah  cythde  gewitnesse,  and 
his  gewitnes  is  soth,  and  he  wat  thaet  he  sothsaede,  thaet  ge 

36  gelyfon.   Thas  thing  waeron  gewordene,  thaet  thaet  gewrit 

37  waere  gef37lled,  Ne  forbraece  ge  nan  ban  on  him ;    hig 
38geseoth  on  hwaene   hig  on-faestnodon.     Witodlice    Iosep 

fram  Arimathi'a  baed  Pilatus,  thaet  he  moste  niman  thaes 
Haelendes  lichaman,  fortham  the  he  waes  thaes  Haelendes 
leorning-cnyht :  thys  he  dyde  dearnunga,  for  thaera  Iudea 
ege:  and  Pilatus  hym  lyfde.     Tha  com  he,  and  nam  thaes 

39  Haelendes  lichaman.  And  Nichodemus  com  thyder,  se 
the  aerest  com  to  tham  Haelende  on  niht,and  brohte  wyrt- 

4ogemang  and  alewan,  swylce  hund-teontig  boxa.  Hig 
namon  thaes  Haelendes  lichaman,  and  bewundon  hyne 
mid    linenum    clathe,    mid    wyrt-gcmangum,    swa    Iudea 

4i  theaw  ys  to  bebyrgenne.  Witodlice  thaer  waes  wyrt-tiin 
on  thaerestowe  thar  se  Haelend  ahangen  waes ;  and  on  tham 
wyrt-tune  waes  niwe  byrgen,  on  thaere  tha  gyt  nan  man 

42  naes  aled.  Sothlice  thar  hig  ledon  thone  Haelend,  fortham 
thaera  Iudea  gearcung  waes,  with  tha  byrgene. 


IOHANNES   XX. 

TIIYS  SCEAL  ON  SAETERNESDAEG,  ON  THAERE  EASTEE 

Wl'CAN. 

XX.  Witodlice  on  anum  reste-dacgc  seo  Magdalenisce  1 
Maria  com  on  mergen,  aer  hyt  leoht  waere,  to  thaere  byrg- 
ene ;  and  heo  geseah  thaet  se  stan  awog  aniimen  waes 
fram  thaere  byrgene.     Tha  arn  heo,  and  com  to  Simone  2 
Petre,  and  to  tham  othrum  leerning-cnyhte,  the  se  Haeland 
lufode,  and  heo  cwaeth  to  hym :  Hig  namon  Dryhten  of 
byrgene,  and  we  nyton  hwar  hig  hyne  le'don.      Petrus3 
eode  lit,  and  se  other  leorning-cnyht,  and  comon  to  thaere 
byrgene.     Witodlice   hig  twegen  urnon  aetgaedere,  and  4 
se   other    leorning-cnyht   for-arn    Petrus   forne,   and   com 
rathor  to  thaere   byrgene.     And  tha  he  nyther  abeah,  he  5 
geseah  tha  lin-waeda  licgan  ;  and  ne  eode  theah  in.     Wit-  u 
odlice  Simon  Petrus  com  aefter  hym,  and  eode  into  thaere 
byrgene,  and  he  geseah  lin-waeda  licgan ;  and  thaet  swat-  7 
lin,  the  waes  uppan  hys  heafde,  ne  laeg  hit  na  mid  tham 
lin-waedum,  ac  on-sundron  gcfealden  on  anre  stowe.     Tha  8 
eode  eac  in  se  leorning-cnyht,  the  aerest  com  to  thaere  byrg- 
ene, and  geseah,  and  gelyfde.     Witodlice  tha  gyt  hig  ne  9 
cuthon  halige  gewrit,  thaet  hit  gebyrede  thaet  he  sceolde 
fram  dcathe  arisan.     Tha  foron  et't  tha  leorning-cnyhtas  to  10 
tham  othrum. 

TIIYS  GODSPEL  GEBYR  ATH  ON  TIIUNRE3-DAEG,  INNAN 
THAERE  EASTER-WUCAN. 

Witodlice   Maria  stod   thar  ute  aet  thaere  byrgene  and  11 
weop :  and  tha  heo  weop,  heo  abeah  nyther,  and  beseafa 
innan  tha  byrgene,  and  geseah  twegen  englas  sitlan,  mid  la 
hwitum  reafe,  aenne  aet  tham  heafdum,  and  otherne  ;i  t 
tham fotum,thaerthaesHaelendes  lie aled  waes.  I  ligcwaed-  la 
onto  hyre  :  Wif,  hwi  wepst  thu  ?     Tha  cwaeth   heo  to 
hym :    Fortham   hig   namon    minne    Driliten,   and    ie    oat 
hwar  hig  hine  ledon.   Tha  heo  thas  thin^sac«lt',thal)< !W< 
heo  hig  on-baec,  and  geseah   hwar  Be  Elaelend  stod;   and 
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IOHANNES   XX. 

is  heo  nyste  thaet  hyt  se  Haelend  waes.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Hael- 
end  to  hyre  :  Wi'f,  hwi  wepst  thu?  hwaene  secst  thu  ?  Heo 
wende  thaet  hyt  se  wyrt-weard  waere,  and  cwaeth  to  him  : 
Leof,  gif  thu  hine  name,  sege  me  hwar  thu  hine  ledest, 

J6  and  ic  hine  nime.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hyre  :  Maria. 
Heo  bewende  hig,  and  cwaeth  to  hym :  Rabboni,  thaet  ys 

17  gecweden,  Lareow.  Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hyre  :  Ne 
aethrin  thu  min ;  nu  gyt  ic  ne  astah  to  minum  Faeder. 
Gang  to  minum  brothrum,  and  sege  hym,  Ic  astige  to 
minum   Faeder,  and  to  eowrum  Faeder  :   and  to  minum 

is  Gode,  and  to  eowrum  Gode.  Tha  com  seo  Magdalenisce 
Maria,  and  cythde  tham  leorning-cnyhtum,  and  cwaeth  :  Ic 
geseah  Dryhten,  and  thas  thing  he  me  saede. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  SEOFON  NYHT  OFER  EASTRON. 

19  Tha  hyt  waes  aefen,  on  anon  thaera  reste-daga,  and  tha  dura 
waeron  belocene  thaer  tha  leorning-cnyhtas  waeron  gega- 
derode,for  thaera  Iudea  ege,  se  Haelend  com,  and  stod  to- 

20  middes  heora,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Sig  sibb  mid  eow.  And 
tha  he  thaet  cwaeth,  he  aetywdehim  hishanda  and  his  sidan. 
Tha  leorning-cnyhtas  waeron  blithe,  tha  hig  haefdon  Dryht- 

2i  en  gesewen.     He  cwaeth  eft  to  him  :  Sig  sibb  mid  eow  : 

22swa  swa  Faeder  me  sende,  ic  sende  eow.     Tha  he  thaet 

cwaeth,  tha  bleow  he  on  hig,  and  cwaeth  to  him :  Underfoth 

23  Haligne  Gast.  Thaera  synna  tlie  ge  forgyfath,  hig  beoth 
him  forgifene  ;  and  thaera  the  ge  healdath,  hig  beoth  ge- 

24  healdene.  Witodlice  Thomas,  an  of  tham  twelfum,  the  ys 
gecweden  Didimus,  thaet  ys  Gelicost,  on  ure  getheode,  he 

25  naes  mid  him,  tha  se  Haelend  com.  Tha  cwaedon  tha  othre 
leorning-cnyhtas  to  him  :  We  gesawon  Dryhten.  Tha 
cwaeth  he  to  him :  Ne  gelyfe  ic,  buton  ic  geseo  thaera 
naegla  faestnunge  on  his  handa,  and  ic  do  minne  finger 
on  thaera  naegla  stede,  and  do  mine   hand  to  his  sidan. 

26  And  eft,  aefter  eahta  dagum,  his  leorning-cnyhtas  waeron 
inne,  and  Thomas  mid.  hym  :  se  Haelend  com,  belocenum 


IOHANNES   XXI. 

durum,  and  stod   to-middes  hym,  and   cwaeth  :   Si^  oow 
sibb.     Syththan  he  saede  Thome  :  Do  thinne  finger  hyder,  27 
and  geseoh  mine  handa  ;  and   nini  thine  hand,  and  do  on 
mine  sidan  :  and  ne  beo  thu  ungeleafful,  ac  geleaflul.    Tho-  28 
mas  andswarode,  and  cwaeth  to  him  :  Thu  eart  min  God, 
and  min  Dryhten.     Se  Haelend  cwaeth  to  him  :  Thu  gelyf-  29 
dest,  fortham  thu  me  gesawe :  tha synd  eadige  the  ne  gesaw- 
on,  and  geiyfdon.     Witodlice  manega  othre  tacen  se  Hael-30 
end  worhte  on  hys  leorning-cnyhta  gesyhthe,the  ne  synd  on 
thysse  bee  awritene.     Witodlice  thas  thing  synd  awritene,  31 
thaet  ge  gelyfon  thaet  se  Haelend  ys  Crist,  Godes  Sunu ;  and 
thaet  ge  habbon  ece  lif,  tfyonne  ge  gelyfath  on  hys  naman. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  WODNES-DAEG,  INNAN 
THAERE  EASTER-WUCAN. 

XXI.  Eft  aefter  tham  se  Haelend  hine  geswutelode  thus  1 
aet  thaere  Tiberiadiscan  safe.     Simon  Petrus,  and  Thomas,  2 
the  ys  gecweden  Gelicost,  waeron  aetgaedere,  and  Natha- 
nahel,  se  waes   of  Ghana   Galileae,  and  Zebedeus  suna, 
and  othre  twegen  thaera  leorning-cnyhta.  Tha  cwaeth  Simon  3 
Petrus  to  him:  Ic  wylle  gan  on  fixoth.     Tha  cwaedon  hig 
to  him  :  And  we  wyllath  gan  mid  the.     And  hig  eodon 
ut,  and  eodon  on  scyp ;  and  ne  fengon  nan  thing  on  thaere 
nihte.     Witodlice  on  aerne  mergen  se   Haelend  stod  on  4 
tham  strande  :  ne  gecneowon  theah  tha  leorning-cnyhtas 
thaet  hyt  se  Haelend  waes.    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him :  5 
Cnapan,  cwethe  ge  haebbe  ge  sufol  ?     Hig  andswarodon 
him,  and  cwaedon  :  Nese.     He  cwaeth  to  hym  :  Laetath  6 
thaet  nett  on  tha  swythran  healfe  thaes  rewettes,  and  ge  ge- 
metath.     Hig  leton  witodlice,  and  ne  mihton  hit  ateon  for 
thaera  fixa  maenigeo.     Witodlice  se  leorning-cnyht  the  se  7 
Haelend  lufode  cwaeth  to  Petre  :  Hyt  ys  Dryhten.     Tha 
Petrus  gehyrde  tl^aet  hyt  Dryhten  waes,  tha  dyde  he  on 
his  tunecan,  and  begyrde    hine,  witodlice    he   waes   a'er 
nacod,  and  scet  innan  sa'e.    'Tha  othre  leorning-cnyhtas  a 


IOHANNES  XXI. 

reowon  thaer-to  :  hig  waeron  unfeor  fram  lande,  swylce 

9  hyt  waere  twa  hund  elna,  and  tugon  heora  fisc-nett.     Tha 

hig  on   land  eodon,  hig   gesawon  licgan   gleda,  and  fisc 

10  thar-ofer,  and  hlaf.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  him :  Brin£- 

i  ath  tha  fixas  the  ge  nu  gefengon.     Simon  Petrus  eode  up, 

and  teh  his  nett  on  land,  mycelra  fixa  full,  thaera  waes 

hund-teontig  and  threo  and  fiftig :  and  tha  heora  swa  fela 

is  waes,  naes  thaet  nett  tobrocen.     Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to 

him  :  Gath  hider  and  etath.     And  nan  thaera  the  thar  saet 

ne  dorste  hine  acsian  hwaet  he  waere.     Hig  wiston  thaet 

13  hyt  waes  Dryhten.     And  se  Haelend  com,  and  nam  hlaf, 

14  and  eac  fisc,  and  sealde  hym.  On  thysum  waes  se  Hael- 
end thriwa  geswutelod  his  leorning-cnyhtum,  tha  he  aras 

ij  of  deathe.     Tha  hig  a'eton. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  PETRES  MAESSE-AEFEN. 

Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  Simon  Petre  :  Simon  Iohannis, 
lufast  thu  me  swythor  thonne  thas  ?  He  cwaeth  to  him : 
Gea,  Dryhten  ;  thu  wast  thaet  ic  the  lunge.     He  cwaeth  to 

16  him :  Heald  mine  lamb.  He  cwaeth  eft  to  him :  Simon 
Iohannis,  lufast  thu  me  ?  He  cwaeth  to  him  :  Gea,  Dryht- 
en ;  thu  wast  thaet  ic  the  lufige.     Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  : 

17  Heald  mine  lamb.     He  cwaeth  thriddan  sithe  to  him:  Si- 
'mon   Iohannis,  lufast  thu   me?     Tha  waes   Petrus  sarig, 

forth  am  the  he  cwaeth  thriddan  sithe  to  him,  Lufast  thu  me  ? 
And  he  cwaeth  to  him :  Dryhten,  thu  wast  ealle  thing;  thu 
wast  thaet  ic  the  lufige  ?  Tha  cwaeth  he  to  him :  Heald  mine 

is  sceap.  Soih  ic  secge  the,  Tha  thu  gingra  waere,  thu  gyrdest 
tlie,  and  eodest  thaer  thu  woldest:  witodlice  thonne  thu 
ealdst,  thu  strecst  thine  handa,  and  other  the  gyrt,  and  laet 

19  thyder  the  thu  nelt.  Thaet  he  witodlice  saede,  and  tacnode 
hwylcon  deathe  he  woldc  God  geswutelian. 

THYS  GODSPEL  GEBYRATH  ON  Sd  IOHANNIS  EUANGE- 
LISTA  MAESSE-DAEG. 

And  tha  he  thaet  saede,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  him  :  Fylig  me 


IOHANNES   XXI. 

Tha  Petrus  hine  bewende,  tha  geseah  he  thaet  se  leorning-20 
cnyht  him  fyligde,  the  se  Haelend  lufode  ;  se  the  hlinode 
on  gebeorscype   ofer  his   breost,   and   cwaeth,   Dryhten, 
hwaet  ys  se  the  the  belaewth  ?  Witodlice  tha  Petrus  thysne  21 
geseah,  tha  cwaeth  he  to  tham  Haelende  :  Dryhten,  hwaet 
sceal  thes  ?    Tha  cwaeth  se  Haelend  to  hym :  Ic  wylle  thaet  22 
he  wunige  thus  oth  ic  cume :  hwaet  to  the  ?  fylig  t.riu  me. 
Witodlice  theos  spraec  com  ut  gemang  brothrum,  thaet  se  23 
leorning-cnyht  ne  swylt :  and  ne  cwaeth  se   Haelend  to 
him,  Ne  swylt  he  :  ac,  Thus  ic  wylle,  thaet  he  wunige  oth 
ic  cume :  hwaet  to  the  ?  Thys  ys  se  leorning-cnyht  the  cyth  24 
gewitnesse  be  thy  son,  and  wrat  thas  thing :  and  we  witon 
thaet  hys  gewitnes  ys  soth.     Witodlice  othre  manega  thing  a 
synd  the  se  Haelend  worhte  :  gif  tha  ealle  awritene  waeron, 
ic  wene  ne  mihte  thes  middan-eard  ealle  tha  bee  befon. 
Amen. 


NOTES 


A.  =  Cod.  MS.  Bibl.  Pub.  Cant.  I.  i.  2.  11 

B.  =  Cod.  MS.  C.C.C.C.  S.  4.  140. 
C.=Cod.  MS.  Bodl.  No.  441. 


Matt.  ix.  11.  ys,  so  A.  B.  C. 

—  xxi.  16.  sacerda  for  sucendra,  A.  B.  C.  absurdly. 

At  the  end  of  Matthew,  B.  has  the  following 
note  : — "  Sic  sit  hoc  interim.  Ego  aelfricus 
scripsi  hunc  librum  in  monasterio  baththonio, 
et  dedi  brihtwoldo  praeposito.  Qui  scripsit, 
vivat  in  pace  in  hoc  mundo  et  in  futuro 
scl°  ;  et  qui  legit,  legator  in  eternum." 
Marc.  iii.  18.  The  MSS.  omit  Matheum. 

—  v.  40.  The  MSS.  read,  nam  Petrum  and  thaes  mae- 

denes  moder,  etc.,  omitting  faeder,  and  add- 
ing Petrum. 

—  xiv.  35.  Version    incorrect,    ^  &qu    being   omitted,   and 

he  on  thaere  tide  substituted. 

—  xv.  32.  waeron  mid  him  gebundene  :   so  MSS.  for  the 

Gr.    (brsldei't^ov    avidv  ;     but    the    Saxon    is, 
no  doubt,  translated  from    one  of  the  Latin 
versions. 
Luc.     v.  14.  claensunga  for  claensunge,  MSS.  omnes. 

—  vi.  24.  For  weligum,   A.    B.   and  C.    concur  in   the 

absurd  reading,  witegum. 

—  vii.  22.  thearfan  bodiath,  for  the  Gr.  mcoxol  etiayyeX- 

XI'Qoptou, 

238 


NOTES. 

Luc.    ix.  b6.  The  MSS.  omit  all  the  foregoing  pari  of  thin 
verse. 

—  x.     1.  The  MSS.    concur    in   the    reading,    seventy- 

two  instead  of  seventy. 

—  —  30.  hyne    up-beseonde,    neither    in    the    Gr.     nor 

Eng.  ;    the   former  has  -brcola^v    <5e    6    '///- 
gov;. 

—  xi.     8.  This  widely  differs  from  both  Gr.  and  Engl.; 

the  beginning,  gif  cnuciende  is  in  nei- 
ther, and  the  MSS.  omit  the  following  ne. 

—  xii.  50,  51.  The  MSS.  read  (v.  50),  and  vv'ene  ge  hu  beo 

ic  gethread  ;  but  I  have,  with  Marshall,  trans- 
ferred wene  ge  to  the  beginning  of  v.  51. 

—  —    55.  xavaojv,  heat,  is  omitted  in  the  MSS. 

—  xiii.    7.  treow,  masc. ;  perhaps  originally  beam. 

—  —   29.  The  MSS.  omit  and  suth-daele. 

—  xv.    7.  The  MSS.  omit  hund  before  nigontigum. 

—  —     8.  For    ymb-styreth,    inserted   by    Marshall,    the 

MSS.  read  awent. 

—  —    12.  yldra  MSS.  for  gingra. 

—  xvii.  22.  sunu  MSS.  for  suna. 

—  —   37.  MSS.  gegaderud  or  gegaderod,  in  the  singu- 

lar. 

—  xviii.  18.  The  MSS.  omit  La  goda. 

—  xx.  15.  A.  and  C.  read  ofslage  ;    it   should   correctly 

be  ofslegenne. 

—  xxi.  12.  syththan  MSS.  for  syllath. 

—  —   25.  for    gedrefednysse.      The    erroneous    rendering 

of  the    Saxon   renders  a  deviation  from    the 
usual  punctuation  necessary. 

—  xxii.  37.  The  MSS.  read  rihtwisum. 

—  xxiii.  15.  ic  hine  sende  ....  the  version   here  is  false  : 

bvircepipu  yaq  vfiag. 

—  —   24.  is  wanting  in  the  MSS. 


NOTES. 

Ioh.     i.  3,  4.  Here  the  readings  of  the   MSS.   widely  differ 
from  Marsha  IPs  text. 

—  ii.       S.  The  MSS.  have  thacre  instead  q/*tham. 

—  vi.     16.  is  omitted  in  the  MSS. 

—  vii.     23.  Of  this   verse  the  beginning  is   omitted  in  the 

MSS. 

28.  and  gif  ic  secge  ....  gelic,  neither  in  the  Gi\ 

nor  the  Engl. 

—  viii.      9.  This  is  singularly  defective  in  the  Saxon;  the 

translator  seems  not  to  have  well  understood 

his  original. 
25.  fruma :    r^v  uqx*\v    so  rendered.      The    Gothic 

commits  the  same  mistake,  anastodeins. 
42.  In   C.  the  final    e   of  eowre  is  erased:    read 

eower. 
54.  uwre.     The  MSS.  agree  in  this  singular  form 

of  the  pronoun. 

—  xvii.  11.  On  thaere  tide.  .  .  .  cwaeth.      These  words  are 

neither  in  the  Gr.  nor  the  Engl. 


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be  without  it,  when  it  is  considered  that  five-eighths  of  what  we  daily  speak  and  read  is 
of  Anglo-Saxon  origin. 

A  GRAMMAR  OF  THE  ANGLO-SAXON  LANGUAGE. 
By  Louis  F.  Klipstein,  M.A.,LL.M.  and  Ph.  D.  of  the  University 
of  Giessen.     12mo.  cloth,  $1  25. 

This  is  a  good  Grammar  of  a  language  that  deserves  far  more  study  than  it  receives. 
Few  know  how  rich  the  pure  Saxon  is,  but  those  who  have  made  it  their  study  ;  and  how 
expressive  and  beautiful  it  is  in  comparison  with  the  tawdry,  high-llown  language  in  daily 
use,  especially  in  what  is  called  "  fine  writing." 

THA  HALGAN  GODSPEL  ON  ENGLISC— The  Anglo- 
Saxon  Version  of  the  Holy  Gospels.  Edited  by  Benjamin  Thorpe, 
F.S.A.     Reprinted  by  the  same,  12mo.  cloth,  $1  25. 

ANALECTA  ANGLO-SAXONICA,  with  an  Introductory  Ethno- 
graphical Essay,  Copious  Notes,  Critical  and  Explanatory,  and  a 
Glossary  in  which  are  shown  the  Indo-Germanic  and  other  Affinities 


Anglo-Saxon  Course  of  Study,  continued, 

of  the  Language.      By  Louis  F.  Klipstein,  M.A.,  LL.M.  and  Ph.D., 
of  the  University  of  Giessen. 

NATALE  SANCTI  GREGORII  PAP^E.— iElfric's  Homily  on 
the  Birth-day  of  St.  Gregory,  and  Collateral  Extracts  from  King 
Alfred's  Version  of  Bede's  Ecclesiastical  History  and  the  Saxon 
Chronicle,  with  a  full  Rendering  into  English,  Notes  Critical  and 
Explanatory,  and  an  Index  of  Words.  By  Louis  F.  Klipstein, 
M.A.,LL.M.  and  Ph.D.,  of  the  University  of  Giessen. 
EXTRACTS  FROM  THE  ANGLO-SAXON  GOSPELS, 
A  Portion  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  Paraphrase  of  the  Book  of  Psalms, 
and  other  Selections  of  a  Sacred  Order,  in  the  same  Language, 
with  a  Translation  into  English,  and  Notes  Critical  and  Explana- 
tory. By  Louis  F.  Klipstein,  M.A.JLL.M.  and  Ph.D.,  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Giessen. 

The  attention  of  professors  in  our  Colleges  and  other  Institutions  of  learning,  as  well  as 
that  of  the  literati  of  the  country  in  general,  is  particularly  called  at  this  time,  to  the  sub- 
ject of  Anglo-Saxon.  In  Great  Britain  no  study  has  received  a  greater  impulse  of  late 
years,  while  no  other  of  a  philological  nature  has  stronger  claims  upon  the  English  and 
American  youths,  or  even  more  matured  scholar  ;  intimately  connected,  as  it  is,  with  the 
proper  understanding  of  the  structure  and  force  of  our  common  language.  A  knowledge  of 
Anglo-Saxon,  we  are  justified  in  saying,  is  essential  to  a  thorough  acquaintance  with  Eng- 
lish, and  considering  the  ease  with  which  the  tongue  can  be  acquired,  and  the  facilities 
now  being  offered  for  the  prosecution  of  the  study,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  it  will  no  longer 
meet  with  unmerited  neglect. 

Foremost  of  the  institutions  of  learning  in  our  country  which  have  entered  with  ardor 
into  the  study  of  Anglo-Saxon,  is  the  University  of  the  "  Old  Dominion,"  and  we  trust  that 
her  example  will  be  soon  followed  by  all  others.  "  The  interest  taken  in  it  by  our  stu- 
dents," says  Prof.  De  Vere  of  that  Institution,  "  is  very  gratifying  to  every  lover  of  the 
4  true  well  of  English  undefiled.'  " 

Arnold,— First  French  Book. 

On  the  Plan  of  Henry's  First  Latin  Book.     Edited  by  Prof.  A.  G. 
Green.     (In  press.) 

Architecture.    Hints  on  Public  Architecture. 

Issued   under   the    Direction    of  the    "  Smithsonian   Institution." 
Imperial  4to.  with  Illustrations.     (In  preparation.) 

This  work  will  contain  numerous  and  valuable  illustrations,  including  two  perspective  '; 

views  of  the  buildings  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution.     The  Appendix  will  contain  the  re-  < 

suits  of  a  research  under  the  auspices  of  the  Institution,  to  test  the  properties  of  the  most  I 

important  building  materials  throughout  the  United  States.  > 

Bastiat,—  Sophisms  of  the  Protective  Policy. 

Translated  from  the  French  of  Fr  Bastiat.  With  an  Introduction,  < 
by  Francis  Lieber,  LL.D.,  Professor  in  South  Carolina  College,  I 
Editor  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Americana,  &c.  &c.  12mo.  cloth,  75  « 
cents.  I 

I 


G.  P.  Putnam,  155  Broadway. 


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devoutly  that  it  may  be  adopted  into  the  library  of  every  district  school  in  the  country. — 
Mirror. 

Bibliotheca  Sacra  and  Theological  Review. 

Conducted  by  B.  B.  Edwards  and  E.  A.  Park,  Professors  at  Ando- 
ver,  with  the  Special  Aid  of  Dr.  Robinson  and  Professor  Stuart. 
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This  is,  perhaps,  the  most  ambitious  journal  in  the  United  States.  We  use  the  word  in 
a  good  sense,  as  meaning  that  there  is  no  journal  among  us  which  seems  more  laudably 
desirous  to  take  the  lead  in  literary  and  theological  science.  Its  handsome  type  and  paper 
give  it  a  pleasing  exterior ;  its  typographical  errors,  though  sufficiently  numerous,  are  so 
comparatively  few,  as  to  show  that  it  has  the  advantage  of  the  best  American  proof- 
reading ;  while  for  thoroughness  of  execution  in  the  departments  of  history  and  criticism, 
it  aims  to  be  pre-eminent. — JV*.  Y.  Churchman. 

Book  of  Dainty  Devices, 

Lays  of  the  Western  World;  comprising  Original  Articles  by  dis- 
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Contributions  by  Bryant,  Herbert,  Mrs.  Osgood,  Mrs.  Embury,  Mrs.  S.  G.  Howe,  Miss 
Pindar,  Miss  Bayard,  &c. 

Burton,— The  Anatomy  of  Melancholy. 

By  Burton.  New  and  beautiful  edition,  with  Engravings.  1  vol. 
royal  8vo.  cloth,  $2  50. 

***  This  is  one  of  those  sterling  old  works  which  were  written  for  "all  time,'*  full  of 
learning,  humor,  and  quaint  conceits.     No  library  can  be  complete  without  it. 

Contains  more  solid  information  than  any  twenty  works  ever  compiled  in  the  English 
Language. — Byron. 

A  mine  of  forgotten  scholarship. — Dc7n.  Review. 

Calvert.  —  Scenes  and  Thoughts  in  Europe, 

By  an  American.     1  vol.  12mo.  green  cloth,  50  cents. 

His  descriptions  of  scenery,  his  remarks  on  art,  his  accounts  of  the  different  people 
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Whether  speaking  of  scenery,  national  character,  or  objects  of  art,  the  book  displays 
fine  taste  and  large  views,  based  upon  principles  of  permanent  value.  After  glancing 
through  it,  as  is  our  wont  with  books  of  the  kind,  when  we  have  our  own  catalogue 
raisonnee  of  all  the  topics,  wc  find  that  the  customary  two  hours'  acquaintance  will  not 
answer  at  all,  and  have  laid  the  volume  aside,  really  to  read  in  some  long,  precious  leisure 
day.  And  we  recommend  to  all  good  readers  to  do  it  the  same  honor,  for  they  will  find  it 
but  justice. —  Tribune. 


Carlyle. — The  French  Revolution: 

A  History.      By  Thomas  Carlyle.      2  vols.  12mo.  green  cloth,  $2. 

His  French  Revolution  is  considered  one  of  the  most  remarkable  works  of  the  age — as 
at  once  the  poetry  and  philosophy  of  history. — Hunt's  Merchant's  Mag. 

Carlyle. — Letters  and  Speeches  of  Oliver  Cromwell. 

By  Thomas  Carlyle.     2  vols.  12mo.  green  cloth,  $2  00. 

A  work  more  valuable  as  a  guide  to  the  study  of  the  singular  and  complex  character  of 
our  pious  revolutionist,  our  religious  demagogue,  our  preaching  and  praying  warrior,  has 
not  been  produced. — Blackwood1  s  Magazine. 

Carlyle. — Past  and  Present  i     Chartism. 

By  Thomas  Carlyle.     1  vol.  12mo.  green  cloth,  $1. 

To  say  that  the  book  is  replete  with  instruction,  thought,  and  quaint  fancy,  is  unneces- 
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juncture.—  Tribune. 

Carlyle  is  not  to  be  judged  by  the  ordinary  rules  of  criticism.  He  has  his  own  style  in 
writing,  as  he  has  his  own  way  of  thinking,  and  it  requires  some  acquaintance  with  him 
to  make  him  familiar.  After  being  accustomed  to  his  gait,  we  can  keep  up  with  him  in 
his  erratic  course,  and  if  we  are  not  entertained  with  his  companionship,  it  must  be  our 
own  fault.  Brilliant  thoughts  are  poured  forth  in  a  strange  idiom,  learning  lends  its  aids 
at  a  call,  recondite  truth  is  made  manifest,  and  although  we  have  sometimes  to  pause,  and 
question  the  soundness  of  his  views,  yet,  on  the  whole,  we  cannot  fail  to  have  the  mind 
stirred  up  to  activity  in  his  company.— Presbyterian. 

Chaucer  and  Spenser. 

Selections  from  the  Poetical  Works   of  Geoffrey  Chaucer.     By 
Charles  D.  Deshler.      Spenser,  and  the  Faery  Queen.     By  Mrs. 
C.  M.  Kirkland.     1  vol.  12mo.  $1  13. 
The  same,  extra  gilt,  $1  50. 

A  portion  of  their  writings  are  presented  in  a  beautiful  and  convenient  form,  and  with 
the  requisite  notes  and  modifications. — Home  Journal. 

Chaucer  and  Spenser  are  presented  to  the  American  reader  under  a  single  cover,  in  a 
thick,  handsome  duodecimo;  of  course,  only  selections  are  given  from  each,  but  they  are 
made  with  great  judgment  and  taste,  and  present  some  of  the  sweetest,  richest,  choicest, 
and  yet  least  known  gems  of  English  poetry,  in  a  pleasant  form.  Deshler  is  the  editor  of 
Chaucer,  Mrs.  Kirkland,  of  Spenser.  Both  have  done  good  service  to  Poetry  by  their  labor. 
The  book  must  be  a  welcome  one  everywhere,  and  when  ver  it  goes  it  will  be  sure  to  cul- 
tivate a  taste  and  awaken  a  desire  for  more  of  the  glorious  song  of  which  it  gives  such 
precious  parts. — Courier  and  Enq. 

Clarke,  Mrs.  Cowden.— Concordance  to  Shakspeare. 

A  Complete  Verbal  Index  to  all  the  Passages  in  the  Dramatic  Works 
of  the  Poet.     1  large  vol.  8vo.  $6,  cloth. 

A  most  surprising  monument  of  the  compiler's  labor  and  enthusiasm  ....  incompara- 
bly the  most  valuable  eflbrt  of  the  kind  that  has  ever  been  given  to  the  world."— London 
Examiner. 

Clarke,  Mrs.— Shakspeare  Proverbs ; 

Or,  the  Wise  Saws  of  oar  Wisest  Poet,  collected  into  a  Modern 
Instance.  Square  18mo.  with  Woodcuts,  one  neat  vol.  75  cents, 
cloth. 


The  present  is  the  best  collection  of  passages  culled  from  Shakspeare  which  we  know  j 

of,  since  it  contains  only  those  things  which  can  he  detached  from  their  context  without  < 
suffering  any  diminution  of  their  effect. — Evening  Post. 

The  lady,  who  has  classified  with  much  judgment  the  various  maxims  and  sentences,  is  < 

Mrs.  C.  Clarke,  whose  pains-taking  is  equally  evident,  fn  the  minute  and  most  accurate  \ 
concordance  to  Shakspeare,  which  she  gave  the  world  some  months  since.     '-Shakspeare 

Proverbs"  is  an  elegant  gift-book,  and  a  text-book  of  prudential  philosophy,  practically  set  ' 

forth.     It  is  worth  tenfold  the  books  got  up  for  similar  purposes,  and  is  worth  studying. —  \ 
Churchman. 

Coe's  Drawing  Cards. 

STUDIES  IN  DRAWING,  in  a  Progressive  Series  of  Lessons  on 
Cards  ;  beginning  with  the  most  Elementary  Studies,  and  Adapted 
for  use  at  Home  and  Schools.  By  Benjamin  H.  Coe,  Teacher  of 
Drawing.  In  Ten  Series — marked  1  and  10 — each  containing  about 
eighteen  Studies.     25  cents  each. 

The  design  is  : 

I. — To  make  the  exercises  in  drawing  highly  interesting  to  the  pupil. 
II.— To  make  drawings  so  simple,  and  so  gradually   progressive,  as  to  enable   any 
teacher,  whether  acquainted  with  drawing  or  not,  to  instruct  his  pupils  to  ad- 
vantage. 
III. — To  take  the  place  of  one-half  of  the  writing  lessons,   with  confidence  that  the 
learner  will  acquire  a  knowledge  of  writing  in  less  time  than  is  usually  required. 
IV.  To  give  the  pupils  a  bold,  rapid,  and  artist-like  style  of  drawing. 
They  are  executed  with  taste  and  skill,  and  form,  in  our  judgment,  one  of  the  bestseries 
of  lessons  in  drawing  which  we  have  met  with.    The  author  justly  remarks  that  the 
"  whole  is  so  simplified  as  to  enable  any  teacher,  without  previous  study,  to  instruct  his 
pnpils  with  advantage. 

Coleridge, — Biographia  Literaria  ; 

Or,  Biographical  Sketches  of  my  Literary  Life  and  Opinions.  By 
Samuel  Taylor  Coleridge.  From  the  2d  London  edition,  Edited  by 
H.  N.  Coleridge.     2  vols.  12mo.  green  cloth,  $2. 

His  mind  contains  an  astonishing  map  of  all  sorts  of  knowledge,  while  in  his  power 
and  manner  of  putting  it  to  use,  he  displays  more  of  what  we  mean  by  the  term  genius 
than  any  mortal  lever  saw  or  ever  expected  to  see. — John  Foster. 

This,  the  latest,  and  to  us  the  most  interesting  of  all  Coleridge's  works,  is  probably  the 
most  complete  edition  that  will  ever  be  published  ;  embracing,  as  it  does,  the  corrections 
and  additions  of  the  son,  and  afterwards  of  the  widow  of  that  son — the  daughter,  by  mar- 
riage, of  the  distinguished  poet.  Biography  has  ever  been  our  favorite  study  and  recrea- 
tion ;  and,  in  our  opinion,  no  kind  of  reading  is  more  instructive — a  remark  that  applies 
with  increased  force  to  autobiography,  where  we  can  enter,  as  it  were,  into  the  interior  life 
of  the  subject,  and  become  familiar  with  the  hopes,  joys,  sorrows,  and  trials  of  the  indi- 
vidual man,  under  every  circumstance  of  his  existence. — Hunt's  Merchant's  Mag. 

Who  has  not  heard  of  Samuel  Taylor  Coleridge — Shakspeare's  genial  and  reverential 
critic — the  man,  to  hear  whom  preach,  Haziitt  once  walked  ten  miles  in  a  winter's  day  "? 
"  His  voice  rose  like  a  stream  of  rich  distilled  perfume  ;  and  for  myself,"'  he  adds,  "  I  could 
not  have  been  more  delighted  if  I  had  heard  the  music  of  the  spheres."  Coleridge  seems 
to  have  possessed,  as  it  were,  two  separate  and  distinct  spiritual  essences — the  one  looking 
upon  and  marking  the  wonderful  workings  of  the  other,  apparently  uninfluenced  by  the 
passions  and  feelings  which  moved  it  The  "  Biographia  Literaria,  or  Biographical 
Sketches  of  his  Literary  Life  and  Opinions,"  is  the  history  of  the  one  written  by  the 
other.     We  value  it  as  treasure." — Albany  Argus. 

{  Cortez,— Despatches, 

Addressed  to  the  Emperor  Charles  V.,  written  during  the  Conquest, 


G.  P.  Putnam,  155  Broadway. 


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History,  Description,  and  Illustration  of  the  Croton  Aqueduct.  By 
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Bears  marks  on  every  page  of  great  industry  and  determination  in  collecting  the  most  re- 
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ed city,  and  the  man  of  taste  who  retires  with  a  full  purse,  to  embody  his  own  ideas  of  a 
rural  home. 

Downing.— Fruits  and  Fruit  Trees  of  America ; 

Or,  the  Culture,  Propagation,  and  Management,  in  the  garden  and  > 
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An  invaluable  vade-mecum  in  the  fruit  department. —  Ckristian  Intelligencer.  ? 


G.   P.  Putnam,  155  Broadway. 


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|  Dwight  —  Grecian  and  Roman  Mythology. 

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